Ive had my doubts about the FBIs facial recognition systems, but a new case has given a rare window into how the system will actually work — and it looks a lot less like science fiction than old-fashioned border control. The story starts with a fugitive, Neil Stammer, who had been on the run since he was arrested for child sex abuse and kidnapping in 1999. The case languished for 14 years until this January, when a new facial recognition system found a face that matched Stammers. The Diplomatic Security Service had his face on file under the name Kevin Hodges, thanks to a recent visa application to the US Embassy in Nepal. The DSS contacted the FBI, and a few months later Stammer was in custody.
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