July 04, 2001
Tampa Scans the Faces in Its Crowds for Criminals
Tampa Scans the Faces in Its Crowds for Criminals
The Tampa Police Department has placed three dozen security cameras with face-recognition software in a downtown district popular with locals and tourists. Now, everyone who visits the district, Ybor City, for a burger or a beer runs the risk of having his face digitally scanned and the noses, cheeks and chins checked against a mug-shot database of murderers, drug dealers and other criminal suspects with arrest warrants.
Posted by rshah at July 4, 2001 12:00 PM