"Is surveillance software turning police into Robocops?" By Julie Wakefield. [Mother Jones]

Statement in opposition of the use of face recognition software in airports due to ineffectiveness and privacy concerns.

Facial recognition technology tested at the Palm Beach International Airport had a dismal failure rate, according to preliminary results from a pilot program at the facility. [Wired]

"As U.S. airports begin installing face-recognition systems to thwart terrorism in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks, civil rights activists are rushing to decry the technology as ineffective and invasive." [CNet]

Dr. Joseph Atick is a co-founder of Visionics Corporation, and currently serves as President and CEO. He and his colleagues have developed FaceIt face recognition, a biometric technology that can automatically detect and capture faces from security cameras and identify them against a database of known terrorists. He joined CNN.com chat room on Monday, October 01, 2001.

Summary and slideshow of how camera and algorithm recognize faces. [Technology Review]

"Crowd surveillance kit using face recognition technology by Visionics has been a comic failure in tests by the Tampa, Florida police, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has discovered." By Thomas C. Greene. [Register]

"ACLU says Florida police records show technology ineffective in Tampa." By Bob Sullivan. [MSNBC]

Article on new tools for identifying people at airports. [New York Times]

"Officials at Iceland's main airport say the face-recognition technology will help them improve security." By Emil Petrie. [BBC]

"Recognition Technology Spreads Quickly" By Robert O'Harrow Jr. [Washington Post]

Review of a British project to stop child pornography. [NY Times]

Report on a "new technology to recognizing faces in a way that may yet revolutionize international security." [CNN]

"High-tech identification devices could produce reams of data on law-abiding citizens--but may be useless in fighting terrorists." By Brendan I. Koerner. [Mother Jones]