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Floridians Protest Against Police Cameras In Public Spaces

Posted by: Abhijeet Chavan
Thanks to: Abhijeet Chavan
17 July 2001 - 11:00am

Floridians protested against a police surveillance system installed in public areas that scans faces to search for wanted persons.

"The video cameras snap pictures of faces in the crowd and compare them to a database of 30,000 people that includes runaway teens and wanted criminals. It works by analyzing 80 facial points between the nose, cheekbones and eyes."

Full Story: Floridians Mock Cop Cams
Source: Wired, July 16, 2001
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