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DHS Testing Shows Effectiveness Of Facial Capture, Recognition With Small Groups

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, February 23rd, 2023

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DHS Testing Shows Effectiveness Of Facial Capture, Recognition With Small Groups

Department of Homeland Security Maryland Test Facility. Photo: DHS

Camera systems and facial matching software used to capture and verify identities of individuals in small groups traveling in small groups in a checkpoint-type setting demonstrated their effectiveness in testing last fall conducted by the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate. The best combination of cameras and biometric matching algorithms identified more than 97 percent of the people traveling in small groups, which included two to four people, and took less than two seconds per person, S&T…

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