$1 Billion FBI Facial Recognition Project to Track Everyone: Do You Support Law Enforcement Stimulus Program?

Nice comment! Right on the head.

You didnt think the research and development of technology wasnt planned by design by the government in collaberation with big busiess? Which is the government behind the scenes.

I don't know anything about the Law Enforcement Stimulus Program, but I support putting digital video cameras on public thoroughfares, and in and around every public building. Most private businesses already have them. I believe that it is a step in the right direction toward making our cities and towns a safer place to live. Of course they're going to have to be hardened in some way, that is to make them less vulnerable to vandalism, because those bent on violent crime on public streets will certainly seek to destroy them, but I'm sure a way can be found to do that.

They're a little late to the game. The casino's have used it for years.

Yes. Wow! Our view point is in the minority isn't it. You are correct sir. I worked in the casino industry for more than eight years, in security, and the last three years as a security investigator. Thanks to president's Bush and Obama my employer instituted massive cut backs in late 2008 and my job and many many more were simply eliminated, but I digress. Casino's are required by state law to have every aspect of the gaming related operations under continuous video surveillance, from every row of slot machines, every table game, the cages and cashier stations, to the count rooms, all must have sufficient camera coverage to insure that the employees are following the gaming regulations to the letter. First of all, you get used to the cameras. Everywhere you go in a casino you are in the view of at least one camera. You can't do anything about it so you don't worry about it. Secondly, I've done thousands of camera reviews and nabbed many purse snatchers and petty thieves. Most of the patrons realize that the cameras are there for their protection, but believe me, when a patron is victimized they expect you to have coverage of it. Unfortunately, though there is most often some coverage of the incident, often times it is of insufficient quality to identify the perpetrator, due mostly to long shots and/or poor resolution. That's why this stimulus program is a good idea, as there is much research and improvement needing to be done.

Yeah but you must admit even though your not doing anything wrong in the casinos, it does make you a little uneasy knowing your every move is being watched in them. The casinos have a great deal to lose from cheats so knowing who is in the casino is paramount. Do we need it in our city streets? Not in America we sure dont.

Hell no. Not for that.

Well to think any one person developed the technology would be nieve The development has been through all industry that has a need for it. Then when the cost gets cheap enough the private sector uses it. Much of it funded by retail as well.

I saw an interview with the creator of this software. It is used in the private sector as well as gov. Walmart uses it (but they are partnered with the Dept of Homeland Security). The casino's here in Las Vegas use it. It is all over the place. Oh yeah, the British use it a lot. They catch rioters and hooligans with it.

Private business is what fueled the need. Greater than casino security is shoplifting.
The greatest amount of reseaarch and development is the retail industry, then the governent and casino's. You may have see an interview with someone who took the technology and made software for a certain application, but not the developer of the technology. Research your information better.

Someone else may have had the idea but he made the software.

Okay you win, lets get together and find a way to take him out. lol

LEOs should be on camera at all times while on duty.

We as citizens still have 4th Amendment protections from this kind of intrusion, as long as we are on public property.

"The right of the people to be secure in their persons" Amendment 4

Didn't that go out with the Patriot Act & expansion of Presidential Powers?

You mean protection from this kind of intrusion on private property. Public property allows you no rights under the 4Th Amendment The Patriot Act has taken away a lot of those rights in private settings as well.

How much more government invasion of our privacy are we going to take? Cameras on the streets and now this! Would it surprise anyone to find out there is even more intrusive government action going on under cover? When will we collectively demand a stop to this insanity?

There was this great big movement to do just that.
It was called the Ron Paul Presidential Campaign. Loads of people joined. Loads of others belittled & demeaned it. This is the very thing he is against & tried very hard to get the American people to recognize & stand against... the removal of our constitutional protections.
Now who's laughing?
The Plutocrats.

Excellent comment, thank you.

You're welcome.

That is because Ron Paul is a constitutionalist and Americans are too stupid to get the message and they put these other guys back in office to take away those freedoms.

I have said this a million times. People have no idea how their lives are being invaded. It is done silently like this. It use to be you knew when you were being looked into. They went to your home, work etc. Now they can do things with technology you are unaware of. If they don't see it themselves they don't care. They think they have nothing to hide, they do nothing wrong. No worries. They are so wrong.

I agree. The nonchalant attitude most us have about all of this is just what the government wants. I don't think there is anyway to stop what's coming at this point but I hope I am wrong.

The way to stop it is to stop giving them money. Ignore them and their scribbles. Don't elect them and don't obey them. They are thieves, kidnappers and murderers.

Yet we re-elect these same people then wonder why it happens to us.

Very nonchalant. I find it disturbing.

Unfortunately your not.

I agree. I think it is all stupid and wrong. We have terrorism sometimes, which is now part of life. But to give up our freedoms is so awful. I would rather take my chances than have the patriot act or any of this Big Brother crap.

Problem is once you give the privacy away you can never get it back.

Maybe the $1 billion could go toward the National Debt that the elected, criminal officials have caused. Then turn the surveillance on them.

Yeah that would be nice, but honestly we will need a revolution in this country to change any of that.

NO!

What they ought to do is to start a fingerprint bank connected to every American citizens social security number, thus eliminating identity theft.
One fingerprint scan at the local Target would tell the clerk instantly if you match the name on the credit card or drivers liscence you're using.
The DMV could use it, the cops, EMT's could use it to get any medic alerts on you.

No, let's use an identity bank to oust the Washington Criminals first. Then we can use it to start deporting all the illegals in this country.

The more that "they" have on us the more the information is out there for exploitation. Hitler used tattooed numbers on his victims. This is just a high tech variation.

To be honest I was kinda grooving on the idea of the applications for EMS. One fingersprint scan and instantly have a patients medical history, insurance information, and contact information.

Only if its privately controlled by me and I can have it deleted if I switch providers and absolutely not compulsory nor shared with a government.

Yeah privacy would be a big thing in that senerio

Yeah but to implement something like that would be very expensive for an all ready expensive health care system when family members can inform most times and medic alert bracelets or necklaces can give notice for important things.