FBI begins roll out of state-of-the-art suspect ID technology
938 views · Published 12 October 2012 · 0:47 · Indexed 19 October 2026
Channel: News Direct · 2012 · Science & Technology
The FBI has reportedly begun roll out of a new nationwide program to identify suspects known as Next Generation Identification (NGI). The technology is expected to include the ability to pick out suspects on a crowded street from surveillance camera footage. The $1 billion program will feature enhanced facial recognition algorithms, biometric information including iris scans and voice recognition. NGI will also include the ability to search tattoos, scars and marks.
More from this channel
-
1:14
Royal Wedding Video (short version); Kate and William royal wedding schedule
-
0:36
Southern US devastated by the deadliest tornadoes in history
-
0:28
US cities increase security after Bin Laden death (animation with voiceover)
-
0:27
Man smuggles 353 snakeheads to JFK (animation with voice over)
-
0:34
Rental PC spies on customers in the US (animation only)
-
0:24
Microsoft snaps up Skype (animation with voice over)
-
0:30
FEMA and FCC plan mobile-phone alert system
-
0:23
Brutal crackdown continues in Syria (animation with voice over)