[ NNSquad ] NYPD Facial Recog Unit Uses Facebook And Instagram To Track Down Suspects

[Lauren Weinstein <lauren@vortex.com>]

NYPD Facial Recog Unit Uses Facebook And Instagram To Track Down Suspects

http://j.mp/XCVDrd  (DNAinfo.com)

   "Police are searching for suspects' photos on Instagram and Facebook,
    then running them through the NYPD's new Facial Recognition Unit to
    put a face to a name, DNAinfo New York has learned.  Detectives are
    now breaking cases across the city thanks to the futuristic technology
    that marries mug shots of known criminals with pictures gleaned from
    social media, surveillance cameras and anywhere else cops can find
    images."

 - - -

Remember what I say, again and again: "Public Is Public!"

--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren 
Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info
Founder:
 - Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org 
 - PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com/privacy-info
 - Data Wisdom Explorers League: http://www.dwel.org
 - Global Coalition for Transparent Internet Performance: http://www.gctip.org
Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy
Lauren's Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com
Google+: http://vortex.com/g+lauren / Twitter: http://vortex.com/t-lauren 
Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 / Skype: vortex.com
_______________________________________________
nnsquad mailing list
http://lists.nnsquad.org/mailman/listinfo/nnsquad