Yeah, but this is a metadata search, correct? Seems to me Our Protectors(TM) are probably able to search a vast database of images themselves. In other words, go look for details they hadn't previously thought of as being important (and hence were not available in metadata). Given high-density CCDs and real cheap storage, these details may be very minute, or perhaps small+far away. -TD

From: Rediscover/db <daryl.bunce@attws.com> To: Tyler Durden <camera_lumina@hotmail.com> CC: cypherpunks@al-qaeda.net Subject: photodisc search (was Re: BOUNTY BEAR is Faster ...) Date: Thu, 8 Jul 2004 13:26:41 -0700

Tyler Durden wrote:

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arrays, it might be possible for a database search to include parameters such as "brown eyes"..."1mm zit pockmark on left cheek", and then a search

You probably already know of this, but something like Photodisc? Getty Images - stock photos and images:

http://www.photodisc.com/ http://www.fotosearch.com/photodisc/

Has a search feature, eg "content young woman sitting looking at camera" (direct quote used to find the pic MicroSoft used for their "switch" campaign).

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