Identifying the 9/11 'faces of terror': The promise and problem of facial recognition technology

Cultural Studies

Volumn 20, Issue 4-5, 2006, Pages 417-440

  Gates, Kelly ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 33745929368     PISSN: 09502386     EISSN: 14664348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09502380600708820     Document Type: Article

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