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3D Face Cameras

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i-always-knew-they-were-going-to-steal-my-face dept.

newsblaze writes "Now there is a fast, inexpensive device for simultaneous acquisition of accurate three-dimensional and two-dimensional human faces. It will allow law enforcement and security agencies to capture both types of mug shots in seconds as a single snapshot and provides incredible accuracy in correctly mapping the individual being booked in 3D."

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  1. DUMBLEDORE DIES IN THE NEW HARRY POTTER BOOK by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    http://zeikfried.info/
    Dumbledore dies in the new harry potter book

  2. first poossttt by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    usurped again! :(

  3. Re:Heh by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I give it about 2 minutes until Garcia writes about how this will invade our privacy and violate out rights. He will get modded +5 Insightful by the clueless group-thinking Slashbots.

  4. Obligatory by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Insert Obligatory Jacko Joke

  5. But Can It Capture Karl Rove's: +1, Patriotic by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ass in a sling with the
    world's most dangerous and inarticulate leader?

    People want to know.

    Thanks and have a Karl_Rove_free-day,
    Kilgore Trout, CFO

    P.S. Kudos to the Slashdot team for clarifying the
    previously unviewable image to varify you're not a script or Kim Jong Il

  6. Garcia is not a Slashbot. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    He is an imposter, a troll in Slashbot's clothing. He posts what they want to read so he can get karma to burn off later...

  7. I for one, welcome... by javaxman · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    oh, wait! Damn. These are the same old overlords we've had for a while now. Never mind.

    Say cheese!

  8. Re:Land of the "Free"! by swb · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    They would make our neighborhoods a whole lot safer if they would keep convicted sex offenders (like the guy in Idaho) in prison forever. I'd go for executing sex offenders convicted of serious crimes (forcible rape or child molestation), provided that there was conclusive DNA evidence linking them to the crime.