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Technology Stocks : Viisage Technology (VISG)
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To: StockDung who wrote (274)11/1/2001 2:58:43 PM
From: Pluvia  Read Replies (1) of 536
 
HERE'S THE SNOOPERBOWL FRAUD

VISG CLAIMS 19 ARRESTS AT SNOOPERBOWL

· FRAUD - In an interview on the WFLA-AM 970's morning show Colatosti jubilantly promoted the” great success” of the Facial Recognition system at Snooperbowl claiming it had resulted in “19 arrests” pqasb.pqarchiver.com

btw, we have a tape of the radio interview, maybe you should get one...

THE TRUTH – NO ARRESTS, NO PROOF OF CRIMINALS

· Contrary to Viisage’s claims, during the Snooperbowl test there were no “arrests”. Furthermore, there were no stops to confirm the identity of the persons recognized by the Viisage system as “criminals”. Without stopping the individual and checking their identity, there is no way of knowing if persons recognized by the Viisage system were identified correctly or simply a “false match”. Contrary to Viisage’s claims, there was no evidence whatsoever supporting the claim that the Viisage system correctly identified a single criminal.

· When the Viisage system generated a "hit" at the Superbowl, it showed side-by-side pictures of the person identified as a criminal at the turnstile with a picture from the database. Officer Bill Todd of the Tampa Bay Police Department who worked the “Snooperbowl” test stated: "I looked at some of those side-by-side pictures, and they weren’t of the same person".

· DOD study results of Viisage’s facial recognition software proved the Viisage system would have statistically produced at least 19 false “hits” which would have had the effect of incorrectly identifying innocent persons as criminals in the “Snooperbowl” test. dodcounterdrug.com
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