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5-14-96. FiTi: Reports on "Photobook," a "visual intelligence" comp.sys for facial recognition designed by Alex Pentland at MIT's Media Lab to "identify people who use multiple identifications to commit fraud." BT, the US Army, Kodak and Sensormatic are nibbling and the White House is ogling it to "combat terrorism." Also: The program could help find missing children, verify indentification for electronic purchases and track down on-line pornographers. Although the Big Brother aspect may be troubling to some, to others it will provide comforting security. FAC_ial