The FBIs Next Generation Identification (NGI) system is now fully operational, after more than three years of development. The bureau announced today that development on the project is complete, and it would be rolling out new features for ongoing criminal notifications as well as a controversial facial recognition feature called the Interstate Photo System, or […]
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 […]
British police officers have this week started using facial recognition software designed to automatically identify criminals from digital images. Police in Leicestershire become the first in the UK to test NECs NeoFace software, which the force says is capable of comparing any digital image of a suspect with photos held on its database, by comparing dozens of […]
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