Eigenfaces Online Service · Slashdot Mirror

Posted by Hemos on Monday May 17, 2004 @02:39AM from the this-will-go-poorly-for-the-newspaper dept.

nordicfrost writes "At Norways largest online newspaper, they're doing the beta test of an Eigenface service. In short, it takes a portrait picture, treats it with some filters and analyzes the vectors in it. This is used for crimestopping and generic Big Brother activities. In this database, however, your mug is compared with celebrites to find which one that matches you the most. I match, among others, Brad Garrett. This site is pretty self-explaining, upload a portrait pic of yourself taken right in front of your face, closely cropped to the face and use the up arrow to see your top ten list of celebrity matches. You have to agree to some terms first, like giving permission to use your pic in promotions and other stuff and not to upload indecent stuff."

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Re:Homeland security by any other name... by Anonymous Coward · 2004-05-17 03:10 · Score: -1, Flamebait

> For the humor impaired, and there seems to be
> an inordinate number of you, I'M KIDDING!

When you have to tell people you're being funny, you're not being funny.