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Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Gadgets

Clear Fast Track Airport Security Is No More

6:29PM John Herrman | Allowing people to quickly hop through airport security with a TSA-verified biometric “fast passes,” Clear had great idea on their hands. Sadly, as of yesterday, their freeflowing security lanes will be closed. More »
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Saturday, July 21, 2007
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NEC’s New Face-Detecting Cameras: Is Big Brother Finally Coming?

5:30AM jenneth | If you thought cameras that could read your license plate were an invasion of privacy, you’re not going to like NEC’s new camera system that they unveiled yesterday. It’s a face-recognition system that’s designed to ID people while they’re in their cars. It’ll initially be used at the Hong Kong border, where people with national ID cards can get through faster by being verified by the cameras. That doesn’t seem all too bad, but you can imagine the slippery slope that this puts us on, and it’s not pretty. More »
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