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Dr. Joseph Atick is a co-founder of Visionics Corporation, and currently serves as President and
CEO. He and his colleagues have developed FaceIt face recognition, a biometric technology that can
automatically detect and capture faces from security cameras and identify them against a database
of known terrorists. He joined CNN.com chat room on Monday, October 01, 2001.
http://us.cnn.com/2001/COMMUNITY/10/01/atick/
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ACLU Feature: Face Recognition
Statement in opposition of the use of face recognition software in airports due to ineffectiveness
and privacy concerns.
http://www.aclu.org/Privacy/Privacy.cfm?ID=10263&c=130&Type=s
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Twins Crack Face Recognition Puzzle
Report on a "new technology to recognizing faces in a way that may yet revolutionize
international security." [CNN]
http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/ptech/03/10/israel.twins.reut/
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Iceland Places Trust in Face-scanning
"Officials at Iceland's main airport say the face-recognition technology will help them
improve security." By Emil Petrie. [BBC]
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1780150.stm
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Face Recognition
Summary and slideshow of how camera and algorithm recognize faces. [Technology Review]
http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/visualize1101.asp
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New Side to Face-Recognition Technology: Identifying Victims
Review of a British project to stop child pornography. [NY Times]
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/15/science/physical/15FACE.html
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Facial Recognition Scanner Outwitted by Spectacles
Facial recognition technology in use at a Florida airport contains fatal flaws, according to
research from the American Civil Liberties Union. [vnunet.com]
http://www.vnunet.com/News/1131902
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Face-recognition Technology Raises Fears of Big Brother
"Your face is on its way to becoming your 'fingerprint' - for accessing ATM machines, entering
the workplace, checking in at airline ticketing counters and even getting you into your own
computer." [Boston Globe]
http://www.deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,150015975,00.html
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A Face in the Crowd
"Is surveillance software turning police into Robocops?" By Julie Wakefield. [Mother
Jones]
http://www.motherjones.com/magazine/ND01/surveillance.html
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In the Face of Terror
"Recognition Technology Spreads Quickly" By Robert O'Harrow Jr. [Washington Post]
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node=&contentId=A20852-2001Oct31
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Can Face Recognition Keep Airports Safe?
"As U.S. airports begin installing face-recognition systems to thwart terrorism in the wake of
the Sept. 11 attacks, civil rights activists are rushing to decry the technology as ineffective and
invasive." [CNet]
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-275313.html
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Up Close and Personal
"High-tech identification devices could produce reams of data on law-abiding citizens--but may
be useless in fighting terrorists." By Brendan I. Koerner. [Mother Jones]
http://www.motherjones.com/magazine/JF02/up_close.html
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Face-recognition System Blasted
"ACLU says Florida police records show technology ineffective in Tampa." By Bob Sullivan.
[MSNBC]
http://www.msnbc.com/news/681500.asp
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Face Recognition Technology a Proven Farce
"Crowd surveillance kit using face recognition technology by Visionics has been a comic
failure in tests by the Tampa, Florida police, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has
discovered." By Thomas C. Greene. [Register]
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/23559.html
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High-Tech Identity Checks
Article on new tools for identifying people at airports. [New York Times]
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/07/travel/07SHELF.html
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Airport Face Scanner Failed
Facial recognition technology tested at the Palm Beach International Airport had a dismal failure
rate, according to preliminary results from a pilot program at the facility. [Wired]
http://www.wired.com/news/privacy/0,1848,52563,00.html
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