[Tilted Irish Kilt]

The report also found that more than one in four law enforcement agencies have access to some sort of facial recognition capability, meaning either that the agency possesses such software or it has some sort of partnership with a police intelligence agency that does. The West Virginia Fusion Center, for example, a Charleston-based coalition of federal and local law enforcement, possesses software that matches individuals in video footage with a database of still photographs. Not only does it share information with the FBI, West Virginia State Police, and city and county departments, it may grant access to 77 other fusion centers across the country.

At the site, there is also a graph of which states use facial identity, and share with law enforcement and other entities.

[bgill]

Yoo hoo! Wave at the suit behind your computer camera.

[Berlin_Freeper]

ok google

[ClearCase_guy]

Maybe they can tie this into the voting system. That way, if the computer recognizes you as a double-voter you can just immediately be processed as a felon.

[central_va]

Here is Hillary's official face recognition photo:

[Menehune56]

When I renewed my Texas drivers license last year, I had to remove my glasses for my photo. When I asked why I was told it was for photo recognition, so I guess I’m in the system.

[Paul46360]

[Grampa Dave]

Google enables a search on any photo that is online or that you have taken.

About a year ago, my non techie wife was upset that all her pictures on her Android smartphone had disappeared.

A few minutes later, I discovered that Google had sorted the photos by relatives, friends, places visited and misc.,. Each solo grandkid, adult children photos were sorted by person.

The relatives individual photo sorting was interesting as my wife never labels any photo. So the auto sorting was done by facial recognition.

One can only imagine how powerful any law enforcement, local, state or federal facial recognition search capability is or can be.

[delete306]

I have mixed feelings about this. On one hand, it seems to have some fourth amendment implications. On the other, it could have some benefits if it were used for something like voter identification.

[moovova]

Do they have the one with my double chin?

That’s a relatively recent development.

:-)

[cradle of freedom]

Big Brother is very pleased.

[Fresh Wind]

[upchuck]

Physician’s offices also want to take your picture. Usually have a computer camera at the check-in desk. I have refused to have my picture taken and always turn the camera so it can’t see me.

I’m a real bastard when it comes to personal privacy. I’ve started backing into parking places at the big box store. Foils the license plate scanners that cruise the parking lots snapping away. (South Carolina doesn’t require a front plate.)

I know that all personal privacy invasion can’t be prevented but I do what I can.