The FBI's Newest Tool — Google Images

lee317 writes "The FBI recently used a photograph of Spanish politician Gaspar Llamazares as an example of what Osama Bin Laden might look like today. According to Reuters, Special Agent Jason Pack said a forensic artist had been unable to find suitable features from the FBI's database of photographs and used a picture from the Internet instead. That photo turned out to be one of Llamazares, who apparently looks strikingly similar to what the FBI thinks Bin Laden would look like with a few extra years on him. 'I am stupefied the FBI has used my photo — but it could have been anyone's — to compose a picture of a terrorist. It affects my honor, my own image and also the security of all us,' Llamazares said."

But, Señor Llamazares is a Commie

[davebarnes]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaspar_Llamazares [wikipedia.org]

Blame google not FBI

[140Mandak262Jamuna]

Come on, the FBI agent simply went to images.google.com and entered "osama bin laden now" and hit "I am feeling lucky". How could he know that he should not have been feeling lucky that day? Blame google, not the agent.

Re:But, Señor Llamazares is a Commie

[Anonymous Coward]

...Thats the real reason they used his photo. The FBI has been very openly anti-communist, and hes a popular politician. Whats the best way to get rid of an opposing politician? Call him Osama bin Laden.

Re:Blame google not FBI

[sakdoctor]

Osama Bin Laden now [wordpress.com]

Re:Blame google not FBI

[MartinSchou]

Of course, the irony in that statement is that now the top link for osama bin laden now HAS a picture of the Spanish politician. [google.com]

Re:Wait, what?

[Anonymous Coward]

Because he's the individual in question.

Slashdot requires you to wait longer between hitting 'reply' and submitting a comment.
It's been 17 seconds since you hit 'reply'. Chances are, you type faster than 1 WPM.

Sue the FBI

[iphinome]

Does the FBI own the rights to the image they're showing around? Aren't they violating copyright? Can't they be sued for millions in made up damages?

coincidence?

[malp]

You know I've never seen Bin Laden and this Gaspar Llamazares fellow in the same place at the same time. Just saying...

Baseless arguments

[bdrewery]

In other news, Ben Affleck apparently died in pakistan [huffingtonpost.com]

Re:Terrorists!!!

[DougF]

Hate to break the news, but for us married guys, what's in our pants has no freedom anymore...

I knew it all along

[antifoidulus]

Finally the proof I have been waiting for, Llamas really are EVIL! Sure they may look cute standing there chewing cud, but the FBI is on to their secret plot to hijack airliners and crash them into alpaca farms. Keep up the good work boys!

Re:Sue the FBI

[The FBI]

Does the FBI own the rights to the image they're showing around? Aren't they violating copyright? Can't they be sued for millions in made up damages?

Would you really like to find out?

FBI must be legally blind

[Dracos]

That guy doesn't represent what bin Laden would look like now. You can tell because:

• That guy looks nothing like bin Laden
• That guy doesn't look like he's been in a shallow grave for 8 years

Re:Indeed

[Ethanol-fueled]

We've had socialist fire protection service in the US for 200 years.

So that's why fire trucks are red.

Re:Next stop- no fly list

[Anonymous Coward]

What do you mean still? I think it's gone from being a negative when he was alive to being a positive now that he's dead. I know discrimination is a bad word these days, but I think it's completely justified for the FBI and the TSA to have a standard policy against dead people flying on regular passenger aircraft.
 
I know, I know -- you can't always tell whether someone is dead by looking at them. Frankly, I'm willing for a few false positives to have problems getting on flights if it means no more rotting corpses or zombies sitting next to me while I try to watch a tasty sampling of NBC's comedy line-up.

Re:Terrorists!!!

[hanabal]

see now, imagine the extra work old Winston will have to do because of new technology. When the war swaps over, will he have to go and change all the posts like the one above on all the forums. that would take a while

Re:Gray

[Inda]

Like most consumer printers, this is the web's version of the economy "save ink" settings. These days, everyone is trying to cut costs.