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Facing Big Brother in Beijing.(Visionics sells FaceIt technology to China)(Brief Article)
If the proposed sale is finalized, Communist China will soon possess the same face recognition technology currently stirring up controversy in Tampa, Florida, and Virginia Beach, Virginia. Visionics Corporation plans to sell the system, known as "Facelt," to commercial partners in China, the August 10th Washington Times reported. Joseph Atick, chairman and CEO of Visionics, said that one possible use of the system is in access control, such as replacing the use of passwords in banking.
Facelt, though, is much more than just a benign tool to facilitate financial transactions. Putting the lie to his ...
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