identification
Software
Researchers Announce ‘100% Accuracy’ In Facial Recognition
2:26AM Mark Wilson | Psychology researchers from Glasgow University have just announced that they’ve developed a facial recognition algorithm that’s 100% accurate in their testing. The technique essentially averages 20 photos into one composite but is able to disregard confounding variables like age, lighting, expression and camera equipment used. (I mean, you can see what they did to poor John Travolta.) More »
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FBI’s $1 Billion Biometric Database Will Help Catch the Bad Guys
4:20PM Haroon Malik | The FBI is planning to spend $US1 billion on the world’s largest biometric database. The database will be used to create a big brother state, in which you will ultimately have little autonomy assist the FBI’s efforts in catching the bad guys. Apparently, compilation of digital images, including mug shots, fingerprints and palm patterns have already begun. More »
Gadgets
New Israeli Anti-Hijack Pilot Verification System Cannot Be Bluffed
5:07AM Wilson Rothman | Soon, pilots from all airlines flying into Israeli airspace will have to enter a numbered sequence to prove they are not terrorist hijackers. The secret code will be generated by the Security Code System, designed by Elbit Systems complete with a credit-card-sized keypad. Authorised pilots everywhere will eventually be issued keypads, 10,000 in all. For security reasons, the Israeli government won’t go into detail about what pilots are supposed to do, exactly. But they did mention what would happen when pilots failed to do it: More »
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