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From Casinos to Counterterrorism
Washington Post reporter Ellen Nakashima describes in a Monday, October 22 article, "From Casinos to Counterterrorism," how Las Vegas is a cutting-edge adopter of surveillance technology that has also found its way into U.S. security efforts. Las Vegas has "embraced the twin trends of data mining and high-tech surveillance, with arguably more cameras per square foot than any airport or sports arena in the country." The casinos are applying facial-recognition, information-sharing, link-analysis, and sophisticated pattern-detection technologies to spot card counters, cheaters, and illegal collusion. Exhaustive tracking helps identify suspicious behavior and spot both high-rollers, who receive special treatment, and low- and middle-rollers, who are targeted for promotions. The casinos are even starting to use gaming chips with embedded RFID chips to track betting. Nakashima reports on Homeland Security uptake of some of the technologies advanced by Las Vegas's demand... and on concerns that, in the words of Barry Steinhardt, technology and liberty project director at the American Civil Liberties Union, "It isn't just video surveillance or face recognition or license plate readers or RFID chips. It's that all these technologies are converging to create a surveillance society."  E-MAIL | SLASHDOT | DIGG This is a public forum. CMP Technology and its affiliates are not responsible for and do not control what is posted herein. CMP Technology makes no warranties or guarantees concerning any advice dispensed by its staff members or readers. Community standards in this comment area do not permit hate language, excessive profanity, or other patently offensive language. Please be aware that all information posted to this comment area becomes the property of CMP Media LLC and may be edited and republished in print or electronic format as outlined in CMP Technology's Terms of Service. Important Note: This comment area is NOT intended for commercial messages or solicitations of business.
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