ACLU: Face Recognition Technology - Outlines libertarian concerns about the technology and copies of letters sent objecting to its use in various places.
EPIC Face Recognition Information Page - Resources about face recognition compiled by the Electronic Privacy Information Center, including many news articles.
Twins Crack Face Recognition Puzzle - Report on a "new technology to recognizing faces in a way that may yet revolutionize international security." [CNN] (March 10, 2003)
Guardian: Robocop - Article discussing the lack of effectiveness of a face recognition system installed in the London borough of Newham. (June 13, 2002)
Airport Face Scanner Failed - 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] (May 16, 2002)
High-Tech Identity Checks - Article on new tools for identifying people at airports. [New York Times] (April 7, 2002)
Iceland Places Trust in Face-scanning - "Officials at Iceland's main airport say the face-recognition technology will help them improve security." By Emil Petrie. [BBC] (January 24, 2002)
Face Recognition Technology a Proven Farce - "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] (January 4, 2002)
Up Close and Personal - "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] (January, 2002)
Can Face Recognition Keep Airports Safe? - "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] (November 1, 2001)
In the Face of Terror - "Recognition Technology Spreads Quickly" By Robert O'Harrow Jr. [Washington Post] (November 1, 2001)
A Face in the Crowd - "Is surveillance software turning police into Robocops?" By Julie Wakefield. [Mother Jones] (November, 2001)
CNN.com - Joseph Atick: How the facial recognition security system works - October 1, 2001 - 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. (October 1, 2001)
