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Big Brother at the Super Bowl

Police video cameras were used at the Super Bowl to scan every person as they entered the stadium. The images captured were compared against a database of suspected criminals and terrorists.

Police Video Cameras Taped Football Fans, Washington Post, February 1, 2001.
Call It Super Bowl Face Scan I, Wired, February 2, 2001.
And Now, the Good Side Of Facial Profiling, Washington Post, February 4, 2001.
Police Taking Look at Facial Scans, Picking Criminals Out of Crowds a Privacy Concern, Los Angeles Times, March 19, 2001.