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Facebook’s Facial Recognition System Is Superior to FBI’s Next Generation Identification
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com When the FBI’s facial recognition system becomes operational this summer, it won’t be as accurate as Facebook’s system, the Verge reports. The Next Generation Identification, which will store millions of photos, lists a ranking of 50 possible faces with an 85% chance of being correct, according to Verge. Facebook’s new DeepFace system,…
Detroit Federal Judge Cracks Down on Convicted Cleric’s Travel and Social Media Use
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com DETROIT –– The magical reach of the Internet, and the challenges it presents authorities, is illustrated in this case involving popular Dearborn cleric Ahmad Jebril, who is on probation after serving time for a fraud. Niraj Warikoo of the Detroit Free Press reports that U.S. District Judge Gerald Rosen is…
New TSA Security Directive to Ban Cell Phones That Don’t Power Up at Some Airports
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Security screeners at overseas airports may begin seizing cell phones that don’t turn on as part of the continued effort to crack down on threats of terrorism, the Wall Street Journal reports. That means cell phones without battery power won’t be allowed on the plane and could subject the traveler to increased…
Angry Confrontations Outside Border Patrol Station in California Turns Quiet Over Weekend
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Several days of angry protests outside of a Border Patrol station in Murrieta, Calif., gave way to a relatively quiet weekend as demonstrators from both sides of the immigration debate thinned out, the Press Enterprise reports. On Tuesday, protesters blocked three busloads of immigrant families from being transported to the Murrieta station….
CBP Chief: Central Americans Immigrants Are ‘Family Members,’ Don’t Pose Threats to Americans
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Central American immigrants illegally crossing the border at alarming rates do not present a danger to Americans and can be handled by the CBP, the agency’s commissioner, Gil Kerlikowske, said Sunday, according to ABC News. “These are family members, these are not gang members, these are not dangerous individuals,” Kerlikowske told…
Opinion: A Lot of Blame to Go Around on Issue Surrounding Central American Immigrants
By Desert Sun Editorial Board Desert Sun The protests in Murrieta that turned away buses full of undocumented women and children last week is not a chapter in the long story of immigration of which to be proud. There’s lots of blame to go around. President Obama deserves some for over-promising the message that refugees…
Rem Rieder: Leave New York Times Reporter Jim Risen Alone
By Rem Rieder USA Today The New York Times ran a story the other day about a dilemma facing the Obama administration: whether to pursue its efforts to force Times reporter James Risen to testify in its prosecution of a former CIA agent suspected of leaking classified material. If it does so, it’s clear that…