Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com If all goes as planned, the FBI’s facial recognition database will include 52 million photos by 2015, the Verge reports. That’s an increase of more than three-fold from the 16 million that were in the database in the middle of 2013. Of those, 4.3 million images were for “non-criminal purposes,” according to…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI has said its facial-recognition technology is a critical component of fighting the war on terror and other serious threats. But new records indicate the technology could fail 20% of the time, the National Journal reports. “An innocent person may become part of an investigation because the technology isn’t completely accurate,”…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is preparing its newest weapon against crime – a $1 billion national facial recognition system. The Next Generation Identification program, which is expected to be rolled out nationwide by 2014, matches surveillance images of known criminals, reports CNET. The system is designed to compare a photo to the FBI’s database of…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Local police across the country soon will be using the FBI’s facial recognition software to help identify suspects, reports Government Computer News. The FBI is extending its facial recognition pilot to other states after Michigan began testing the program in February. Hawaii and Maryland are planning to sign on to the program. Others…
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com Prepare yourselves for a protracted battle between privacy rights advocates and the FBI this winter. FBI officials told the website NextGov by January they will activate a nationwide facial recognition service, allowing local police in select states to identify unknown subjects in photos. The Feds are embarking on “a multiyear, $1 billion…
