FBI facial recognition database that can pick you out from a crowd in CCTV shots is now ‘fully operational’
Developers have spent 3 years on Next Generation Identification system
Today they have finished installing it in 18,000 bureaus across the USA
Detectives will be able to search 52m faces by 2015, it currently holds 8m
Critics warn the recognition system is ineffective and has low success rate
The program will replace fingerprint system, it is just Phase 1 of many
By Mia De Graaf and Mark Prigg
DailyMailUK
15 September 2014
The FBI’s facial-recognition surveillance system that can pick out suspects from a crowd is now ‘fully operational’, officials announced today.
Programmers have been working for three years to install the Next Generation Identification system in 18,000 bureaus across the country and compile more than eight million mug shots.
By 2015, detectives will be able to use its in-built Interstate Photo System (IPS) to trace at least 52 million people – including innocent citizens.
It will also feature a notification system called Rap Back, which will give investigators live updates of any given criminal’s movements.
The program has sparked outrage among privacy groups who warn it is the final step on the way to becoming a surveillance state.
Critics have also condemned the IPS as ‘ineffective’ since it has a low success rate.
The NGI offers a list of 50 candidates for each face selected – but there is only an 85 per cent chance the suspect is on the list, according to HyperVocal.
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