Iris Scanner Identifies a Person 40 Feet Away

[Wilikon]

Police traffic stops are in the news again, tragically, sparking a new round of discussion on whether and how to outfit police with cameras and other technology.

For several years now, researchers at Carnegie Mellon University’s CyLab Biometrics Center have been testing an iris recognition system that can be used to identify subjects at a range of up to 40 feet.

Like similar biometric technologies — fingerprint or facial recognition systems — the Carnegie Mellon project uses mathematical pattern-recognition techniques. The technology captures images from a live photographic or video feed and runs them through a database to find a potential match.

Like fingerprints, every iris is unique — thanks to enormously complex patterns that remain the same throughout a person’s lifetime. High-resolution cameras can capture images of the iris from a distance using light in the near-infrared wavelength band.

In the realm of law enforcement, iris recognition could be used to identify suspects at long range in various lighting conditions. The system can even be used to capture images through reflections in a mirror.

The CMU team recently posted a video successfully testing the system in a typical traffic stop scenario. Using the long-range iris scanner, the system was able to identify the driver of a vehicle by capturing an image of the eye via the side-view mirror. You can see the results below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13zFQh7BPG4



http://news.discovery.com/tech/gear-and-gadgets/iris-scanner-identifies-a-person-40-feet-away-150410.htm

[Lauda]

Although I find it amazing that the technology has been developed, I see possible ways that this could be abused by the law enforcement.
For anyone who isn't familiar with the imperial system, it is around 12.5 meters.
Looks like living away from cities will be a thing soon.

[Chef Ramsay]

Although I find it amazing that the technology has been developed, I see possible ways that this could be abused by the law enforcement.
For anyone who isn't familiar with the imperial system, it is around 12.5 meters.
Looks like living away from cities will be a thing soon.

So true, when the financial system finally collapses or major inflation eats up purchasing power w/o a doubt, the inner city folks will be on the move - for your stuff. Your needs: emergency food, guns, ammo. That said, I don't trust the state with any technology like this. They can't be trusted to use it just for actual criminals.

[BADecker]

What's the dif? We all are identified one way or another anyway.

Remember Star Trek and the rotating shield frequency modulation? If they wanted to do some serious investigation, they would provide for sale contact lenses with iris rotating modulation. Then they would find all the paranoid people. Of course, they might need a different way to identify them.

 

[Wilikon]

Get a pair before the ban!

[Wilikon]

What's the dif? We all are identified one way or another anyway.

Remember Star Trek and the rotating shield frequency modulation? If they wanted to do some serious investigation, they would provide for sale contact lenses with iris rotating modulation. Then they would find all the paranoid people. Of course, they might need a different way to identify them.

 

A group of biohackers say they’ve figured out a way to inject our eyeballs with night vision, or low-light vision anyway. The procedure has allowed one superhuman to temporarily see over 50 meters (164 feet) in the dark, Mic reports.

The team from California-based Science for the Masses (SfM) utilized a compound called Chlorin e6 (or Ce6), which is found in some deep-sea fish. It’s also occasionally used to treat night blindness and even cancer. Previous studies have injected the chemical as a photosensitizer into animal models. “After doing the research, you have to take the next step,” says Jeffrey Tibbetts, SfM's medical officer. So SfM’s biochem researcher Gabriel Licina agreed to become a human lab rat.

http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/biohacker-had-night-vision-injected-his-eyeballs

[Lauda]

So true, when the financial system finally collapses or major inflation eats up purchasing power w/o a doubt, the inner city folks will be on the move - for your stuff. Your needs: emergency food, guns, ammo. That said, I don't trust the state with any technology like this. They can't be trusted to use it just for actual criminals.

The question is just how did it all come to this. There is no real democracy, and your human right are being subtly taken away day after day. Looks like people should start making 3 meter high fences around their houses. I do not like the thought of anyone invading my privacy.

A group of biohackers say they’ve figured out a way to inject our eyeballs with night vision, or low-light vision anyway. The procedure has allowed one superhuman to temporarily see over 50 meters (164 feet) in the dark, Mic reports.

The team from California-based Science for the Masses (SfM) utilized a compound called Chlorin e6 (or Ce6), which is found in some deep-sea fish. It’s also occasionally used to treat night blindness and even cancer. Previous studies have injected the chemical as a photosensitizer into animal models. “After doing the research, you have to take the next step,” says Jeffrey Tibbetts, SfM's medical officer. So SfM’s biochem researcher Gabriel Licina agreed to become a human lab rat.




http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/biohacker-had-night-vision-injected-his-eyeballs

This sure does sound interesting. Have there been any reported side effects or something? How long was this "temporarily"?