Tuesday, August 24, 2010

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Facial Recognition Software To Go Public Amid Privacy Concerns



Posted: 23 Aug 2010 09:10 PM PDT


Computer software which can identify unnamed faces and then collate photographs of that person is set to be released to the public amid concern among a number of privacy groups. The software program works by scanning the relative positions of the eyes, nose and mouth and claims a 90% accuracy rate. It can then search [...]

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U.S. Motorist Killed at Mexico Checkpoint During Confrontation



Posted: 23 Aug 2010 09:01 PM PDT


A U.S. citizen was shot to death Sunday in a confrontation with the Mexican military at a checkpoint in Guerrero state according to U.S. and Mexican officials. U.S. officials said they have received conflicting reports as to whether Joseph Steven Proctor, 32, fired at the Mexican military first. According to reports, Proctor died when he [...]

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Pentagon Condemns Taliban for Claims U.S. Soldier Assisting



Posted: 23 Aug 2010 08:56 PM PDT


The Pentagon condemned and refuted the Taliban’s claim Monday that the only known American soldier in their captivity, Private Bowe Bergdahl had been converted to Islam and is training fighters in bombmaking and ambush tactics. Bergdahl disappeared from an American military base in Afghanistan over a year ago. Last week, one of his captors was [...]

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New TSA Enhanced Patdown Procedure Draws Questions



Posted: 23 Aug 2010 08:46 PM PDT


The Boston Herald is reporting that TSA screener’s at Logan International Airport are testing what one official called an “enhanced patdown.” The new pat-down technique lets screener’s use a palms-forward, slide-down search procedure on passengers’ bodies, replacing the old back-of-the-hand patdown for passengers who don’t want to go through full-body scanning machines. Read Article This [...]

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