In the NYT: Good overview about advances in facial and individual scanning and recognition. Pioneered for casino operations. Crowd scanning for security applications. As a possible replacement for user recognition passwords. Also a considerable privacy issue. And an integration with growing use of video systems. Here a system I had not heard of before:
" .... The Department of Homeland Security tested a crowd-scanning project called the Biometric Optical Surveillance System — or BOSS — last fall after two years of government-financed development. Although the system is not ready for use, researchers say they are making significant advances. That alarms privacy advocates, who say that now is the time for the government to establish oversight rules and limits on how it will someday be used. ... "
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