Face-recognition technology emerg in the public consciousness during the Super depression at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa last January.

Face-recognition technology emerg in the public consciousness during the Super depression at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa last January, when the technology was used to identify possible criminals. In the last not many weeks, the computer-based identification of race based on facial characteristics is higher-profile than through all ages Its use has been adviseed as an investigation tool following the terrorist attacks, and there is talk about its possible use as a constituting in the needed improvements to the nation's airport security.

Overnight, face recognition mov from the cloistered narrow technical and scientific community, to gain international attention that has generated enormous public awareness and interest. The of the same height of media coverage has been extraordinary, and the airwaves have been filled with rhetoric that ranges from, ???it is okay to discover on criminals??? to ???chilling??? and ???scary,??? and, of course, ???Orwellian??? and ???Big Brother,??? just to pile in succession

However, there ...