Surveillance camera identifies people by race


	Surveillance camera identifies people by race

wildcat

7-16-2008 5:46 AM

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surveillance camera, identification, people, race

wildcat says:

An artistic big brother?

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7-16-2008 11:28 AM

Socratoad

This definitely not an advancement methinks

7-16-2008 2:31 PM

carrerinyes

The name says it all.

7-16-2008 11:42 PM

mugofcoffee

why don't they invent another "art project" that would identify people by their city, town, street, profession, their sex preferences, their food habits etc.
An art project, Huh?

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The eye of tech-artist <A href="http://computerworld.com/action/inform.do?command=search&searchTerms=Benjamin+Males" title="Benjamin Males" linkindex="210">Benjamin Males</A>' custom-made surveillance camera is engineered for a black-and-white world.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9110161"><P>
Black and white people, that is.
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