Flutterby™! : False Positives 2011-08-15 16:03:18.224543+02

False Positives

2011-08-15 16:03:18.224543+02 by Dan Lyke 0 comments

A couple from Bruce Schneier's latest CryptoGram newsleter:

"Antiterrorism" facial recognition software with large numbers of false positives causing driver's licenses to be suspended in Massachusetts.

Massachusetts began using the software after receiving a $1.5 million grant from the US Department of Homeland Security as part of an effort to prevent terrorism, reduce fraud, and improve the reliability and accuracy of personal identification documents that states issue.

Ya see, if we were honest in our journalism we'd say "...as part of an effort to transfer taxpayer dollars into the pockets of snake-oil salesweasels."

Interactive billboards with facial recognition software are being deployed.

Adam Harvey's CV Dazzle is fashion and style designed to mess with facial recognition systems.

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