Interpol Pushing World Facial Recognition Database 171
The Register is reporting that according to some reports, Interpol will soon be pushing for a world-wide facial recognition database at the borders of all member nations. "The UK already has airport gates equipped with such technology, intended to remove the need for a human border guard to check that a passenger's face matches the one recorded in his or her passport. According to the Guardian, Interpol database chief Mark Branchflower believes that his organization should set up a database of facial-recognition records to operate alongside its existing photo, fingerprint and DNA files."
All Your Face... (Score:5, Funny)
All Your Face Are Belong To Us!
Re:Alternate Applications (Score:5, Funny)
What sort of resolution does this technology require? Could the technology be used on the CCTV images?
I wonder if this could also help with my porn collection and help me figure who's face is in the random porn pictures I have.
Wrong end (Score:4, Funny)
They need to develop ass recognition software, so they can track down the goatse guy and make him pay for all the suffering he's inflicted upon us.
In other news... (Score:4, Funny)
Supplies of Groucho glasses reach a all time low...
Obligatory (Score:5, Funny)
Re:There Already Is One (Score:3, Funny)
"Arrest him! On Facebook it says he's a Libertarian. We can't have these free-thinkers running around!"
Re:Alternate Applications (Score:4, Funny)
It's facial recognition software.
Re:Alternate Applications (Score:1, Funny)
Re:What if I get a new scar? (Score:4, Funny)
How many times have you been mauled by a bear in the past 10 years?
Re:There Already Is One (Score:5, Funny)
This is why everyone should use goatse as their facebook image.
"Sir, according to the records at the CIA this guy is a huge asshole."
I can see it working now (Score:2, Funny)
Beard: False
Next();
Beard: False
Next();
Beard: True
CheckOsamaBinLaden();
1984 (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Wrong end (Score:1, Funny)
Also, CmdrTaco could track down all those anonymous bathroom butt buddies.
Re:Terrorist face recognition! (Score:5, Funny)
Solution? Demand that all terrorists wear traditional middle eastern clothing. Even the abortion-clinic and McVeigh types.
It's not fool-proof, I admit -A lot of non-terrorists also wear traditional middle eastern clothing, and some may cry "profiling", but it's a good first step. Then, at security, the screeners can ask anyone in the right mode of dress, "Are you a terrorist?" The ones that say "Yes" are then arrested.
And then I can finally make it through line without taking off my shoes. Flawless.
Re:All Your Face... (Score:2, Funny)
All Your Face Are Belong To Us!
The justification? Someone set us up the bomb...
Re:There Already Is One (Score:2, Funny)