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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGet ready to see these glasses used by cops, TSA, and military etc.
THE US military is set to use new Terminator-style glasses armed with facial recognition technology designed in Brisbane.
The spy glasses, called the X6, are capable of matching the faces of thousands of people added to watch lists by government agencies.
Designed by the Osterhout Design Group headed by Ralph Osterhout known as the real-life version of James Bond character Q about 500 of the glasses have been bought by the Defense Intelligence Agency.
Dr Brian Lovell has been implementing facial recognition for the past few years and has joined the designer which has just released a beta hardware version of the glasses.
http://www.news.com.au/technology/facial-recognition-developed-in-brisbane-on-x6-spy-glasses-us-military-queensland-police-interested/story-e6frfrnr-1226979586776
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Get ready to see these glasses used by cops, TSA, and military etc. (Original Post)
Ichingcarpenter
Jul 2014
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HereSince1628
(36,063 posts)1. Facial recognition doesn't kill freedom, fear kills freedom
There should be a pool for the date when the first person is arrested as a terror suspect for NOT being in the facial recognition database.
pipoman
(16,038 posts)2. Facebook has facial recognition. ..it's already here...
HereSince1628
(36,063 posts)3. Do you think facebook would sell that info?
Or would they just give it away to any government that asked for it?
pipoman
(16,038 posts)4. No idea, just discovered it a few weeks ago
When we posted a pic of some people and immediately when the photo was uploaded, before it was posted, two of the people were tagged correctly..a little creepy. .
littlemissmartypants
(23,746 posts)6. ChaChing. eom
randome
(34,845 posts)5. If it also records all law enforcement activity, I think that would be a good trade-off.
No more disputes about what occurred.
[hr][font color="blue"][center]Stop looking for heroes. BE one.[/center][/font][hr]
Lee-Lee
(6,324 posts)7. I agree- body cams will be great for LE
Just like dash cams, eyeglass cameras will be great for good officers, protecting them from false charges, and bad for scumbags who manage to make it on the force.