Technology

Meet the face of Big Brother

Across the pond, facial recognition technology is growing in popularity.

Federal News Network Staff

June 4, 2010 1:42 pm

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The State Government is quietly compiling a mathematical map of almost every adult’s face, sharing information that allows law enforcement to track people by CCTV. The Daily Telegraph reports that experts said few people realized their facial features were being recorded in an RTA database of drivers licence photos that the Government has allowed both state and federal police to access. The federal body CrimTrac has asked NSW for its database so it can be mined nationally by police using the facial recognition information contained in it.

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