Security companies developed privacy software, called Automated Target Recognition (ATR) software.

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Currently, there are more than 700 body scanners at about 165 airports, all with Automatic Target Recognition (ATR) software, which display items on a generic body outline.

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When a human wearing the EEG cap was introduced, the number of false alarms dropped to only five per hour, out of a total of 2, 304 target events per hour, and a 91 percent successful target recognition rate.

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However, last month, he joined with a group of senior ECB policymakers in supporting a slight relaxation of the euro area's inflation target, in recognition of a growing consensus that this was excessively tough.

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Despite these moves, official recognition of a shift away from the inflation target would be "a huge political and psychological step", Jane Foley said.

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Based on some of the tech demos we've seen and earlier rumors, Intel's plans could include using facial recognition to personalize the experience for (and target advertising towards) different viewers, and offering smaller, cheaper bundles of channels than traditional providers.

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Because the transforming and the filtering are done optically, this mechanism for pattern recognition is fast, allowing an image to be tested for the presence of a target in a single step.

ECONOMIST: Optical recognition