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Post by rugbytoffee on Apr 25, 2017 15:17:45 GMT
Real v Juve final methinks
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Post by rugbytoffee on Apr 26, 2017 18:42:31 GMT
If you're headed to the UEFA Champions League final in Cardiff on June 3rd, you might just be part of a massive experiment in security -- and a privacy uproar. South Wales Police are conducting a face recognition trial that could scan every one of the 170,000 visitors expected to show up in the city for the match, whether or not they're heading to the stadium. Cameras around both the stadium and Cardiff's main train station will compare faces against a police database of 500,000 people of interest. If there's a match, police will get a heads-up that could help them stop a terrorist or frequent hooligan. The UK's surveillance camera commissioner, Tony Porter, tells Motherboard that the South Wales Police will have to honor the country's usage guidelines. In theory, that means officers are only harvesting as much information as they really need, and will be transparent with the data they collect. However, there has already been evidence of police forces (both in the UK and abroad) preserving face recognition data for innocent people. While South Wales will likely show restraint, there is a worry that it will be tempted to keep more face info than absolutely necessary. At the same time, there's also a concern that the technology just isn't ready. Face recognition ideally relies on clearly visible head shots. How do you capture those shots when thousands of people are swarming through a stadium or train station? While some previous uses at festivals were deemed successful, a recent test at a carnival by London's Metropolitan Police didn't identify a single person of interest despite 454 arrests. That doesn't necessarily mean face recognition is a waste, but police may not want to dream about catching terrorists before they've set foot on the stadium grounds. That's what the test is for, though -- it could determine whether or not large-scale face recognition is worth the effort.
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Post by rugbytoffee on May 9, 2017 21:15:41 GMT
Juventus Qualify for UEFA Champions League Final with 2-1 Defeat of AS Monaco Juventus became the first team to book their spot in the UEFA Champions League final, beating AS Monaco 2-1 on Tuesday. The aggregate score for the tie was 4-1 after the Old Lady's win in France. The hosts dominated the first half after a bright start from Monaco, and Mario Mandzukic and Dani Alves gave the Old Lady a deserved 2-0 lead before half-time. Kylian Mbappe restored some pride after 68 minutes, but Monaco never came close to completing a comeback for the ages.
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Post by rugbytoffee on May 11, 2017 11:15:34 GMT
Real Madrid survived Atletico Madrid's comeback attempt to advance to the UEFA Champions League final despite losing Wednesday's semi-final second leg 2-1 at the Vicente Calderon, sealing a 4-2 aggregate win. Los Rojiblancos bolted out of the gates and notched early strikes through Saul Niguez and an Antoine Griezmann penalty to flip the fixture on its head, putting to bed any notion the semi-final was predetermined. But Isco hit back with the crucial away goal following a superb piece of Karim Benzema skill just minutes before the interval, and Real set up for the goalless second half they needed to proceed to a second successive European final.
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Post by rugbytoffee on May 11, 2017 11:16:06 GMT
JUVENTUS V REAL MADRID FINAL
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