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Grail Knight

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Grail Knight to StuartMW

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Re: FBI begins installation of $1 bil face recognition system

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Well I guess the plus side is that when I go to the DMV to renew my drivers license/photo in 4 years they'll already have a pic.
With age enhancement as well.

Juggernaut
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Juggernaut

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Spin it as a money saver!

Blackbird
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Blackbird

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said by Juggernaut:

Spin it as a money saver!

And think of it as another stimulus plan, this one for the technology industry...

Juggernaut
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Juggernaut

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On the bright side, 75% of the TSA might be able to be laid off.

Blackbird
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Blackbird

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said by Juggernaut:

On the bright side, 75% of the TSA might be able to be laid off.

Naah... they'll just transfer them all to assignments in Amish country where there's no electricity or cameras. After all, somebody has to guard against buggy hijacking else the terrorists might drive them into the side of a barn.

StuartMW
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StuartMW

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said by Blackbird:

...they'll just transfer them all to assignments in Amish country...

Teen arrested after high-speed horse and buggy chase.

Blackbird
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Blackbird

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said by StuartMW:

said by Blackbird:

...they'll just transfer them all to assignments in Amish country...

Teen arrested after high-speed horse and buggy chase.

That just proves the need... the perp obviously would have failed to "freeze" upon command, he'd have likely failed the swab-over-drink test as well, and the pat-down would probably have turned up a lot of suspicious straight pins. It's only by good fortune he wrecked before making it all the way into the side of a barn. And the article makes it clear the local police (untrained as they were) never got around to interrogating the horse as a potential co-conspirator. This is obviously a job for the real pros: TSA personnel.

Juggernaut
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Juggernaut

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Indeed. Far more their 'speed', as it were.

The TSA: Keeping you safe from Weapons of Barnyard Destruction.

StuartMW
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StuartMW to Blackbird

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said by Blackbird:

...the perp obviously would have failed to "freeze" upon command...

In possession of weapons of ass destruction

EGeezer
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EGeezer to Grail Knight

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said by Grail Knight:


With age enhancement as well.

If "age enhancement" means making me look younger, good deal.

Seriously, though, I predict horror stories arising from false positives and the resulting erroneous identifications.

Grail Knight

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Grail Knight

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Seriously tho even with horror stories and false IDs
sure to come down the road it could prove useful in the consumer market on smart phones.

burner50
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burner50

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said by Grail Knight:

Seriously tho even with horror stories and false IDs
sure to come down the road it could prove useful in the consumer market on smart phones.

My phone and tablet both use facial recognition for unlocking them...

well.... they have the capability of it...

StuartMW
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StuartMW

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I believe it was Mele20 See Profile that pointed out that some Samsung TV's like to look as well.