FC: California's Oakland airport will use face-recognition software

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

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Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2001 15:00:17 -0800
From: "carl spitzer" <cwsiv () cannabismail com>
To: declan () well com
Subject: One you may have missed Oakland Airport to use face-recognition system

http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/hottopics/attack/image101801.htm

Oakland to be first U.S. airport to use face-recognition ID system

Oakland International Airport announced Wednesday it will become the first 
airport in the country to use face-recognition technology, capturing the 
contours of travelers' eye sockets and nose curvatures on film, then 
comparing the images to a law enforcement database.

Despite concerns from civil liberties experts that the technology can be 
fraught with inaccuracy, the Oakland Police Department has used the 
biometric facial ID technology for the past year.

The rest of the police departments in Alameda County are expected to soon 
begin using the technology while booking alleged criminals. The system 
costs from $30,000 to $150,000 per police department, officials said.

Airports such as Canada's Pearson International Airport in Toronto and 
Keflavik International Airport in Iceland already employ the facial 
recognition technology. And at least two companies say they will be 
installing scanning cameras in other major U.S. airports in coming weeks.

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