US Intelligence Agencies Research On Long-Range Biometrics Examined
Identifying people at close range is increasingly accurate but what about identifying people at 100 or 500 meters or even 1 kilometer? This is far more difficult.
The US government is investing in developing these capabilities.
IPVM researched and spoke with the office of the Director of National Intelligence's IARPA (Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity) group on what they want to achieve.
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