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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. Maybe it's just me by DanielMarkham · · Score: 5, Funny
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    "simultaneous acquisition of accurate three-dimensional and two-dimensional human faces."

    Maybe it's just me, but I would think that people with 2-Dimensional faces would be easy to spot. Look! Over there! The guy without the nose!

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    1. Re:Maybe it's just me by gardyloo · · Score: 4, Funny

      Unless they turn sideways.

  2. The first and biggest consumer will be... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    The industry that always takes the forefront in technological innovation will be all over this one too.

    Yes, I mean porn.

  3. Thats all well and good by mfloy · · Score: 5, Interesting

    The real problem with this type of work is when software is used to match mugshots to actual pictures and video. Even leading researchers are still having a very difficult time doing this. I think the government should be focusing more on advancing the work of these researchers than on gathering more data.

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  4. MIL cam by 0110011001110101 · · Score: 5, Funny
    Do you suppose this could detect my mother-in-law walking up the steps???

    just in case *ahem* I want to have a nice cup of tea waiting for her.....

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  5. Why only 2D and 3D? by ash*embers · · Score: 4, Funny

    I know a lot of one dimensional people. Would this take pictures of them too?

  6. Abuse? To say the least by AtariAmarok · · Score: 4, Funny
    "I think this may really have potential for abuse"

    To say the least! The article mentioned "acquisition of accurate three-dimensional and two-dimensional human faces". It did not say photographs or images or any sort of virtual recreation. This thing must rip the face off your skull. That's gotta hurt.

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  7. FALSE POSITIVE rate? by dpbsmith · · Score: 4, Informative

    I've seen half-a-dozen of these press releases by facial-recognition companies and they never say anything about false positives. In fact they rarely provide numbers at all.

    "dramatic improvements in the accuracy and performance for facial recognition," yeah, well, how does "dramatic" translate to percentages?

    The old familiar math... if there is one known terrorist per million people, and if the false positive rate is one in a thousand, then 999 out of 1000 people identified as "terrorists" will be innocent.

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