Using Face Recognition Instead of a PIN Number 254
coondoggie writes "Face recognition as a unique biometric is growing slowly in certain corporate and consumer applications, but researchers at the University of Houston (UH) are trying to make the technology far more ubiquitous and secure: they want it to replace the dozens of personal identification numbers (PIN), passwords and credit card numbers everyone uses every day.
University researchers developed the URxD face recognition software that uses a three-dimensional snapshot of a person's face to create a unique biometric identifier."
Re:Check for life! (Score:2, Funny)
Re:PIN *NUMBER* ??? (Score:4, Funny)
Obviously CmdrTaco and Alan Cox wouldn't like it (Score:4, Funny)
"Please stuck your head in the scanner for face recognition."
*grumble*
"Your face was not recognized, please rub your face with the towel provided and try agiain."
*damn*
"We failed to recognized your face after several trials. We'll now shave your face for a better recognition result. To avoid you moving your head while shaving is in progress, we'll lock your head firmly now."
*shaver pop out*
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO"
Re:PIN *NUMBER* ??? (Score:3, Funny)
Easy to reproduce and.. (Score:5, Funny)
That's secure right?
Re:Check for life! (Score:2, Funny)
Now that HAS to be a Micro-soft project...
3D map of the face ? What about acne ? (Score:2, Funny)
Or better still, a broken nose ? Imagine having to go explain to the bank that you needed to change your pin because you were drunk and got into a fight at a pub ? There goes your chance at getting a homeloan
Re:PIN *NUMBER* ??? (Score:3, Funny)
What would you use at an ATM machine other than a PIN number?
Re:MI (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Easy to reproduce and.. (Score:1, Funny)
Re:PIN *NUMBER* ??? (Score:4, Funny)
Yeah, you'll be FUBAR beyond all recognition.
Re:Sounds pretty fucked up for twins... (Score:4, Funny)
Yes, even the female ones.
informative or pedantic? YOU decide, summer 2007! (Score:3, Funny)
It's "coup de grâce [wikipedia.org]" (with the little hat over the 'a' that I think the
Re:Bad idea (Score:5, Funny)
Re:PIN *NUMBER* ??? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Check for life! (Score:3, Funny)
Yep. Might just want to limit this system to in-store purchases. Then when a would-be thief walks into a Best Buy to get a plasma TV using my card and severed head, the clerk may get suspicious and ask for a second piece of ID.
Re:Check for life! (Score:3, Funny)