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US cops start testing out facial-recognition software
This is cool: A French firm is starting to let a couple of U.S. police departments use facial-recognition software to process crime-scene photos and surveillance images and compare them to old booking photos...

Facebook Facial Recognition
Social media users are up in arms this week with the revelation that Facebook is using facial recognition software to provide tagging suggestions. Of course the primary objection is that users feel that they were not provided adequate notice that the feature was being deployed...

I See You The Advent of Facial Recognition
Life lags a little behind CSI and the other forensic fantasies on the tube — but not so far behind as you might imagine. We’ve all heard about government-employed facial recognition software that, in theory, can pick a putative bad guy out of the madding crowd...

Globe & Mail series on facial recognition
This week, the Globe & Mail is running a series of articles and opinion pieces on the use of facial recognition technologies. They're worth a read: Canadian casinos, banks, police use facial-recognition technology - Jul 25, 2011 ? Businesses swear customers? privacy will not be affected - http://www...

Facebook criticised for not telling users about new facial recognition feature
Facebook users that do not want the social networking site to use facial recognition technology to find them in photos will have to opt out of the feature using their privacy settings, the company has said.

NPRs On Point Discussion on Police Use of Iris Scans and Facial Recognition Software
(Orin Kerr) This morning I was a guest on NPR?s ?On Point? show, an hour-long program hosted by Tom Ashbrook that today focused on police use of new biometric identification methods ? facial recognition and iris scans, in particular...

Rightwing Extremism
Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment

Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Career Choices
Descriptions of law enforcement occupations

Department of Homeland Security, FBI, and Social Security Administration
allegedly denied social security insurance to disabled and elderly immigrants.

Social Security Loses Class Action, Will Pay $500 Million in Benefits
Social Security Loses Class Action, Will Pay $500 Million in Benefits

Social Security Class Action Launched
to Reinstate Wrongfully Terminated Payments

Unlicensed Software
NovaStar Mortgage Inc. pays Business Software Alliance $112,000 settlement for using unlicensed copies of computer programs.

Railroad Workers
concerning the growing number of work-related injuries in the railroad industry.

Injured Immigrant Worker
Owner of Billy G’s Tree Care pays former employee $30,000 settlement after sustaining a severe chainsaw facial laceration.