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Singapore To Scan Faces

The already strict Singaporeans have just announced their plan to install face scanners as part of the biometric security procedures at immigration checkpoints on the way into the country. The new machines will use "facial recognition technology" (whatever exactly that is--presumably something more sophisticated than "it's a nose") to track incoming visitors at the airport, seaports and land borders.

Once the system is up and running they say they'll process 250,000 faces a day. We don't know if getting Botox-ed before you fly will affect your ability to enter Singapore--but if you follow the example of stripping for the airport security people, perhaps a face that doesn't quite match the records will be overlooked.

[Photo: eyedropper.co.uk]

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