Tattoo Tracking: FBI

FBI Is Building a Tattoo Tracking AI to Identify Criminals

Think before you ink.

Timothy J. Seppala | June 2, 2016

AI-powered image recognition is all the rage these days, but it could have a sinister side too. Since 2014, the National Institute of Standards and Technology started working with the FBI to develop better automated tattoo recognition tech, according to a study by the Electronic Frontier Foundation. The idea here is to basically develop profiles of people based on their body art. The EFF says that because tattoos are a form of speech, "any attempt to identify, profile, sort or link people based on their ink raises significant First Amendment questions."

Source: http://www.newsweek.com/privacy-fbi-tattoo-surveillance-eff-466064

<more at http://www.engadget.com/2016/06/02/fbi-tattoo-tracking-ai/; related articles and links: http://www.newsweek.com/privacy-fbi-tattoo-surveillance-eff-466064 (FBI develops tattoo tracking technology. June 13, 2016) http://techcrunch.com/2016/06/05/tattoo-tracking/ (The FBI is working on a tattoo tracking system that has privacy groups up in arms. June 5, 2016)>