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Are Faces the New Fingerprints?

Clip: 5/29/2013 | 10m 22s

Are Faces the New Fingerprints?

NewsHour's science correspondent Miles O'Brien continues his reporting on the role of technology in unraveling the Boston bombing case. Miles looks at the facial recognition software that allowed investigators to use grainy images from a surveillance camera to identify the Boston Marathon bombing suspects.

05/29/2013 | Rating NR

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