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--- From: "Xeni Jardin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Declan McCullagh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Virginia Beach facecam system approved Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2001 21:58:24 -0800 Virginia Beach's facecam/suspect database proposal passed earlier this evening. --XJ ---------- <http://www.wvec.com/news/local/vab_facial_recognition_vote.htm> Facial recognition technology approved at Va. Beach 7:45 p.m. November 13, 2001 Facial recognition technology will be coming to the Virginia Beach oceanfront. All but one council member voted to approve the program Tuesday night. It uses cameras to scan people on the street and in crowds and compares faces to ones in a computer database of suspected criminals. Support for the technology increased after the September 11 terrorist attacks, particularly once it was learned that some of the suspected hijackers spent time in Virginia Beach. [...] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLITECH -- Declan McCullagh's politics and technology mailing list You may redistribute this message freely if you include this notice. Declan McCullagh's photographs are at http://www.mccullagh.org/ To subscribe to Politech: http://www.politechbot.com/info/subscribe.html This message is archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------
