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Interpol Pushing World Facial Recognition Database

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the here's-lookin-at-you dept.

The Register is reporting that according to some reports, Interpol will soon be pushing for a world-wide facial recognition database at the borders of all member nations. "The UK already has airport gates equipped with such technology, intended to remove the need for a human border guard to check that a passenger's face matches the one recorded in his or her passport. According to the Guardian, Interpol database chief Mark Branchflower believes that his organization should set up a database of facial-recognition records to operate alongside its existing photo, fingerprint and DNA files."

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  1. There Already Is One by ewhac · · Score: 5, Interesting
    It's called "FaceBook".

    Why do you think they have that "tagging" feature for the photos? Didn't you know all this time that you've been training their face recognition database?

    Schwab

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    1. Re:There Already Is One by bill_mcgonigle · · Score: 5, Insightful

      "Arrest him! On Facebook it says he's a Libertarian. We can't have these free-thinkers running around!"

      Once upon a time commitment to American principles made one a patriot. Now blind support of all government policies is required.

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    2. Re:There Already Is One by Hoi+Polloi · · Score: 5, Funny

      This is why everyone should use goatse as their facebook image.

      "Sir, according to the records at the CIA this guy is a huge asshole."

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  2. A big book of faces.. by onion2k · · Score: 5, Insightful

    A big database, kind of like a 'book', of everyone's face? Maybe with a stack of personal information? And make it really hard to take your details off?

    Like we'd ever fall for that!

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  3. All Your Face... by Nick+Driver · · Score: 5, Funny

    All Your Face Are Belong To Us!

  4. Re:Alternate Applications by BlowHole666 · · Score: 5, Funny

    What sort of resolution does this technology require? Could the technology be used on the CCTV images?

    I wonder if this could also help with my porn collection and help me figure who's face is in the random porn pictures I have.

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  5. Obligatory by Nerdposeur · · Score: 5, Funny

    I, for one, welcome our international, face-recognizing over... Aw, wait a minute! No, that's creepy.

  6. Re:what is the current accurcy rate? by rpmayhem · · Score: 5, Informative

    I work for a local law enforcement agency that uses facial recognition systems. I don't work in that department, but I'm familiar with the systems. A few years ago, it was still really bad, but it's made large jumps in accuracy since that time. However, we usually have humans operating the cameras and computers, so it's always double checked. Everyone who gets booked into the jail is added to the facial recognition database. Then the officers on the road can use systems in their cars to take pictures of people and find their identity (a lot of people give us fake IDs, and a lot of those people have visited us before). Also, we have to ask permission before taking someone's picture on the street.

    Anyway, even at the current level of accuracy, it can't operate really well without human assistance.

  7. 1984 by andy1307 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Dear Brits: 1984 was a novel, not an instruction manual.