Biometrics in Airports

asv108 writes: "Extremetech has an article by renowned security expert Bruce Schneier about why face recognition in public places such as airports is not a good idea." Schneier is being generous - real world results show that facial recognition systems are a lot less than 99.99% accurate even under laboratory conditions (people posing for the camera under ideal lighting).

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Enemy of the State?

[govtcheez]

C'mon, Enemy of the State showed us that not only should they be advanced enough to give a definite ID, the single camera should be able to pan around the person, zoom in, and even show you the label on their T-shirt...

But imagine the fun you could have

[Evil Al]

Top 5 ways to have fun with an airport face scanner

5: Wear a Nixon mask and watch the security guys do a double-take looking at their computer readout
4: Attach a /bin/laden mask to the back of someone's back and watch the fireworks
3: Sell time on the system to Oil of Olay to spot oily, reflective skin
2: Adapt it to seek out hot chicks
1: Link it to Am I Hot Or Not!

Re:Irony

[Glock27]

BTW, one other thing:

-atrowe: Card-carrying Mensa member. I have no toleranse for stupidity.

That should be 'tolerance'. I guess Mensa's standards are slipping...and this was the most ironic thing in your post. ;-)

299,792,458 m/s...not just a good idea, its the law!

Rectal Scanning

[LazyDawg]

Why not get the most uncomfortable part of mandatory airport security set up right now?

Rectal Probes

10% of the population will love that, and the rest will call it either a neccesary evil, or cite previous experience with rectal probing by aliens.

The colonic map is one of the most individual biometrics available, and at the same time you can keep fighting the war on drugs with a handy rod instead of a lubed up glove.

my evil twin

[Tofu]

Being an identical twin it scares me that I may someday be
harassed for something my brother may do or has done! :)