Monday, August 13, 2012

Biometrics and Football/Soccer violence in Argentina

Argentina: Football, the ‘Evita Cup’ and New Security Measures (Elites TV)
The first announcement is related to the acts of violence which took place in the first half of 2012. Due to these acts, the Argentine Football Association (AFA) [es] and the Office of the Argentine Presidency [es] signed an agreement [es] to prevent violence. The measure involves the installation of SABED (Biometric System for Admission to Sports Events), in which fingerprints will allow the entry to stadiums according to the antecedents of each spectator.
See also:
Facial Recognition Experiment to Identify Hooligans Among Football Supporters Groups in Sao Paulo State