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more on The Telegraph: Passengers' chat will be recorded to foil hijackers
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 14:21:57 +0900
Begin forwarded message: From: Lauren Weinstein <lauren () chrome vortex com> Date: September 11, 2006 2:19:57 PM JST To: dave () farber net Cc: lauren () vortex comSubject: Re: [IP] The Telegraph: Passengers' chat will be recorded to foil hijackers
Dave, The technical term for this approach to contract work is "anything for a buck." --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lauren () vortex com or lauren () pfir org Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 http://www.pfir.org/lauren Co-Founder, PFIR - People For Internet Responsibility - http://www.pfir.org Co-Founder, IOIC - International Open Internet Coalition - http://www.ioic.net Moderator, PRIVACY Forum - http://www.vortex.com Member, ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy Lauren's Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com DayThink: http://daythink.vortex.com - - -
Begin forwarded message: From: bobr () bobrosenberg phoenix az us Date: September 10, 2006 9:27:35 PM PDT To: dave () farber net Subject: The Telegraph: Passengers' chat will be recorded to foil hijackers Dave Perhaps for IP. Do they honestly believe we will stand for this? Bob Rosenberg P.O. Box 33023 Phoenix, AZ 85067-3023 Mobile: 602-206-2856 LandLine: 602-274-3012 bob () bobrosenberg phoenix az us Passengers' chat will be recorded to foil hijackers By David Millward, Transport Correspondent (Filed: 11/09/2006) http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/09/11/ nplanes11.xml Air passengers could have their conversations and movements monitored as work intensifies to design the terrorist-proof aeroplane. Researchers in Britain and Europe are looking at technology that would see a comprehensive network of microphones and cameras installed throughout the aircraft, including the lavatory, which would be linked to a computer. This computer would be "trained" to pick up suspicious behaviour, said Catherine Neary, of Bae Systems, one of the British participants in a £24 million European Union project Safety of Aircraft in Future European Environment. advertisement "It would pick passengers who are behaving oddly or in an unruly manner," she said. "They may appear nervous, or could be getting up while the plane is taxiing. If someone looks as if they are praying, the microphones would be able to tell if they were by picking up key words." Eventually, the computer would be programmed to understand a variety of languages. "Passengers are not being snooped on by humans, but by machines which will process the data, which would not be stored after the flight unless there is an incident," she said. "There are likely to be cameras and microphones in the toilet, because that is where terrorists go to assemble bombs." The camera could also be trained to detect seemingly harmless items being left in aircraft lavatories that could later be assembled to make a lethal device. "If people know they will be safer, they will be happy to accept the sensors, but we are considering the legal implications of this." Bae Systems is co-operating with Reading University on the project designed to make the aircraft as secure as possible. "We are concentrating on onboard threat protection," said James Ferryman, a lecturer in computer science. "We would be looking at ways in which people behave which would give rise to suspicion. It is a challenge to distinguish between situations – such as two children play fighting or someone being attacked." The aviation industry is monitoring the project closely. ''We are always looking at new initiatives that would enhance security," a British Airways spokesman said. "BA already has CCTV which monitors activity outside the reinforced cockpit door. But we believe it is robust ground security which is the key to safety in the air." Even before the aircraft takes off, passengers could be swept with an "electric nose" a hand-held device which could tell if they had had any contact with explosives. Other initiatives include sophisticated biometric cameras at the
check-in desk and
departure gate. By comparing the iris, it could check that the passenger presenting him or herself at the airport was the one boarding the aircraft. Work is already in hand to examine putting electronic chips on luggage that would match ones embedded in the boarding pass. They would make it easier to link passengers to their bags or, more importantly, find them when they are separated. Information appearing on telegraph.co.uk is the copyright of Telegraph Group Limited and must not be reproduced in any medium without licence. ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as lauren () pfir org To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ipArchives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting- people/
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