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What will facial recognition systems look like in five or ten years? Welcome to the first post in this whole biometrics series to consist entirely of idle speculation! After building up a basic description of the status quo, it’s time to extrapolate forward based on nothing more than intuition. Some trends are obvious: increasing resolution […]
Facial recognition systems measure and match facial feature patterns to identify people. The only thing required in terms of sensors is a camera, so it is well suited for use with mobile phones and CCTV cameras. This technology works well with crowds of people as well as with individuals, so it is not only used […]
Authentication in computer systems means validating that you are who you say you are. There are many ways to authenticate users these days, and they have important implications for privacy. Username and password combinations are problematic, yet we don’t really have great alternatives at this point. Fingerprints and facial recognition systems are the most common […]