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Word: facepass (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 2001-2001
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...booth for Viisage Technology, based in Littleton, Mass., curious federal officials, airport execs, security chiefs and even a Mexican admiral tried out the new FacePass system, which uses a video camera and digital face-recognition software to determine who should be admitted through a door or gate. The software compares each face to digital images stored in a database. Cameron Queeno, Viisage's vice president of marketing, said commercial buildings--banks in particular--were shopping for systems whose costs range from $5,000 into the millions. "The tragedy of Sept. 11 turned into a buzz for the security business...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Who Goes There? | 10/29/2001 | See Source »

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