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Thursday, June 04, 2020

Customer Thermal Imaging as Security

I was asked last week to explore the efficacy of using thermal imagery to determine if someone had increased body temperature and could that be used as indicative of possible flu infection.  Now being installed widely.  Even with wide liklihood of false negatives and positives.   Possible applications in retail.  Considerable discussion at the link and beyond.

Here in Bruce Schneier's Blog:

Thermal Imaging as Security Theater could that be used as anindicator
Seems like thermal imaging is the security theater technology of today.   

These features are so tempting that thermal cameras are being installed at an increasing pace. They're used in airports and other public transportation centers to screen travelers, increasingly used by companies to screen employees and by businesses to screen customers, and even used in health care facilities to screen patients. Despite their prevalence, thermal cameras have many fatal limitations when used to screen for the coronavirus.  ... "

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