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» A Face in the Crowd
   "Is surveillance software turning police into Robocops?" By Julie Wakefield. [Mother Jones]
   http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2001/11/face-crowd

» ACLU: Face Recognition Technology
   Outlines libertarian concerns about the technology and copies of letters sent objecting to its use in various places.
   http://www.aclu.org/privacy/spying/15198res20030902.html

» 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]
   http://www.wired.com/politics/security/news/2002/05/52563

» 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 camera
   http://us.cnn.com/2001/COMMUNITY/10/01/atick/

» 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]
   http://news.cnet.com/2100-1023-275313.html

» EPIC Face Recognition Information Page
   Resources about face recognition compiled by the Electronic Privacy Information Center, including many news articles.
   http://www.epic.org/privacy/facerecognition/

» 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]
   http://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/01/04/face_recognition_technology_a_proven/

» Guardian: Robocop
   Article discussing the lack of effectiveness of a face recognition system installed in the London borough of Newham.
   http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2002/jun/13/ukcrime.jamesmeek

» High-Tech Identity Checks
   Article on new tools for identifying people at airports. [New York Times]
   http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/07/travel/07SHELF.html

» HowStuffWorks: How Facial Recognition Systems Work
   Article on FACEIT software, with pictures and links.
   http://www.howstuffworks.com/facial-recognition.htm

» 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]
   http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1780150.stm

» In the Face of Terror
   "Recognition Technology Spreads Quickly" By Robert O'Harrow Jr. [Washington Post]
   http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node=&contentId=A20852-2001Oct31

» New Side to Face-Recognition Technology: Identifying Victims
   Review of a British project to stop child pornography. [NY Times]
   http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/15/science/physical/15FACE.html

» Twins Crack Face Recognition Puzzle
   Report on a "new technology to recognizing faces in a way that may yet revolutionize international security." [CNN]
   http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/ptech/03/10/israel.twins.reut/

» 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]
   http://www.motherjones.com/news/outfront/2002/01/up_close.html