Repères 01/06/08 - Big-brother directement sur votre siège passager
Quand l'usage de la technologie dérape, nous sommes tous des terroristes potentiels !
In-flight surveillance could foil terrorists in the sky
NewScientist.com 29 May 2008"CCTV cameras are bringing more and more public places under surveillance – and passenger aircraft could be next.
A prototype European system uses multiple cameras and "Big Brother" software to try and automatically detect terrorists or other dangers caused by passengers.
The European Union's Security of Aircraft in the Future European Environment (SAFEE) project uses a camera in every passenger's seat, with six wide-angle cameras to survey the aisles. Software then analyses the footage to detect developing terrorist activity or "air-rage" incidents, by tracking passengers' facial expressions.
The system performed well in tests this January that simulated terrorist and unruly passenger behaviour scenarios in a fake Airbus A380 fuselage, say the researchers that built it...
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Security of Aircraft in the Future European Environment (SAFEE) project
