Tag: biometrics
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interpol details plans for global biometric facial scan database
from steve watson: Global security authorities are to push for a huge biometric facial scan database of international travelers so they can cross-check everyone against a database of terror suspects, international criminals and fugitives. Interpol, the International Criminal Police Organization, is planning to expand its role into the mass screening of passengers moving around the…
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spy cams in uk planes scan your face for ‘air rage’
from threat level: A prototype surveillance system being tested by the European Union would place cameras inside the back of every passenger seat to track the facial expressions of travelers and catch would-be terrorists and unruly flyers on the brink of “air rage.” The Security of Aircraft in the Future European Environment, or SAFEE, project…
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ny’s spy choppers & ‘rapid organ recovery’ ambulances
unmarked chopper patrols nyc from high abovefrom ap: “They don’t even know we’re here,” said crew chief John Diazo, speaking into a headset over the din of the aircraft’s engine. The helicopter’s unmarked paint job belies what’s inside: an arsenal of sophisticated surveillance and tracking equipment powerful enough to read license plates – or scan…
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TSA To Install 200 More Body Scanners
from aviation news: TSA Administrator Kip Hawley, during congressional testimony on May 13, announced plans to deploy hundreds of next generation, multi-view x-ray machines and whole body imagers. During the next two weeks, the agency will install more than 200 of the faster, clearer x-ray machines to airports, including Philadelphia, Washington Dulles and Reagan National,…
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booz biometrics, castro quits, rotarix, lonsdale & checkmate
booz allen hamilton wins $6m biometrics bidfrom washington technology: Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. has won a contract worth $6.3 million to conduct a biometrics research project at the request of the Air Force, the Defense Department announced yesterday. Under the contract, the McLean, Va., company will help conduct research for a new 3-D facial recognition…
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biometric borders, lockheed, background checks & id
eu plans biometric border checksfrom time: It is a very 21st century conundrum: how can modern, open democracies provide basic homeland security in a world with nearly limitless mobility? On Wednesday, the European Commission tried to answer that by unveiling a border management plan calling for fingerprinting all foreign visitors to the European Union. lockheed…
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fight the net, biometric heathrow, nyc geiger & 9/11 dreams
pentagon: internet needs to be dealt with as if an enemy ‘weapons system’from knowledge-driven revolution: The Pentagon’s Information Operations Roadmap (2.26mb PDF) is blunt about the fact that an internet, with the potential for free speech, is in direct opposition to their goals. The internet needs to be dealt with as if it were an…
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looks familiar
from guardian: Scientists have developed a technique that dramatically improves the success rate of face-recognition computer systems.
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parents protest kiddie biometrics
from danger room: Biometrics is one of the fastest-growing areas of homeland security, but the expanding use of fingerprints and retinal scans to school-age children is prompting some parents to complain. According to one news report, a lawmaker in Arizona wants to limit the use of biometrics in schools: “I certainly wouldn’t want my children…
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northcom, 9/11, biometrics & secession
northcom: constitution not importantfrom rogue government: The United States government is now actively directing the attention of the U.S. military towards the American people. Using the phony war on terror, the Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) are creating a militarized control grid specifically to enslave the American people. cia withheld…
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thumbscanning for lunch in oregon
from fox: A new finger scanning system aimed at speeding up the lunch line at an Oregon middle school is raising security concerns. Instead of swiping an ID card or entering a pin number, students at Stayton Middle School press their thumb on an infrared scanner and are matched with their lunch account, according to…
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oregon to use face recognition for driver’s licenses
from seattle times: In an effort to curtail identity theft, the 2005 Legislature directed the state Department of Transportation to use facial recognition software before issuing driver’s licenses. The deadline for putting the changes into effect is the summer of 2008, but the conversion to the new system has started… “The computer will spit out…
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national id: biometrics pinned to social security cards
from cryptogon/wired: The Social Security card faces its first major upgrade in 70 years under two immigration-reform proposals slated for debate this week that would add biometric information to the card and finally complete its slow metamorphosis into a national ID. The leading immigration proposal with traction in Congress would force employers to accept only…
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uk govt predicts 1⁄3 of people will resist ID checks
from register uk: One in three people will resist identity checks according to Government figures. The just-released statistics predict a widespread revolt over identity cards, but the Home Office has dismissed the figures as irrelevant and out of date… The figures show that 30 per cent of people were predicted by the Government to refuse…
