Hmmm.. sounds like a new version of Riya to me.

Hmmm… This article reminds me a lot of my review of Riya. I wonder if the UK knows about them?

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Police information technology organizationThe U.K.’s police force is investigating how to incorporate facial-recognition software into a new national mugshot database so it can track down criminals faster.

The Police Information Technology Organization is already working on a Facial Images National Database (FIND) project to deliver a national mugshot database for law enforcement agencies in England, Scotland and Wales. It aims to create a database of stills and videos of facial images, marks, scars and tattoos that’ll be linked to criminals’ details on the Police National Computer. The first FIND pilot is planned for the first quarter of this year, with police forces in the north of England.

Now the IT agency wants to look at the business case for the national introduction of face-recognition technology by police forces.

The agency said it has awarded contracts to Aurora Computer Services to install its facial-recognition technology to provide demonstrations of the technology to the police service and other government agencies.

READ: U.K. cops look into face-recognition tech

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