1 Feb
2001
1 Feb
'01
3:25 p.m.
According to the LA Times at http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/updates2/lat_cameras010201.htm, police used real-time face recognition systems to scan the faces of about 100,000 people who attended the Super Bowl in person. The cameras were hidden. 19 people with "criminal histories" were identified, but no arrests were made. The article quotes usual suspects like Bruce Schneier, Cliff Stoll, and Erwin Chemerinksy saying that the system is troubling, as well as an Oakland Raiders official who views it positively. Per the article, "[o]ther applications are expected to include ATM machines and public events such as the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City." -- Greg Broiles gbroiles@netbox.com PO Box 897 Oakland CA 94604