Explorer: Science of Surveillance takes viewers inside these surveillance technologies at work, said the release -- from the failures of elaborate systems in preventing attacks, to current struggles over the intrusion of biometrics, to the promising technologies of the future, where the goal is to identify one person anywhere in the world.
Viewers will learn about advancements made in facial and iris recognition; implanted electronic I.D. chips and backscatter technology, which can see through metal and show organic compounds, such as plastic explosives. Viewers will also witness the possibilities of 3-D imagery tied to global satellite tracking at a high-tech laboratory of the future.
In one fictional scenario, facial recognition software tied to millions of webcams placed on streets and buildings around the world spot a suspect in New York City.
