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• A Face in the Crowd

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

• Can Face Recognition Keep Airports Safe?

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

• EPIC Face Recognition Information Page

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

• Face Recognition Technology a Proven Farce

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

• Guardian: Robocop

  http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2002/jun/13/ukcrime.jamesmeek
  Article discussing the lack of effectiveness of a face recognition system installed in the London borough of Newham.

• High-Tech Identity Checks

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

• HowStuffWorks: How Facial Recognition Systems Work

  http://www.howstuffworks.com/facial-recognition.htm
  Article on FACEIT software, with pictures and links.

• Iceland Places Trust in Face-scanning

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1780150.stm
  "Officials at Iceland's main airport say the face-recognition technology will help them improve security." By Emil Petrie. [BBC]

• New Side to Face-Recognition Technology: Identifying Victims

  http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/15/science/physical/15FACE.html
  Review of a British project to stop child pornography. [NY Times]

• Twins Crack Face Recognition Puzzle

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

• Up Close and Personal

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

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