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3D Face Imaging in 40 Milliseconds

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the whole-new-meaning-to-snapshot dept.

Roland Piquepaille writes "Computer scientists at Sheffield Hallam University, UK, have developed a new face recognition software which can produce an exact 3D image of a face within 40 milliseconds. A pattern of light is projected on your face, creating a 2D image, from which an accurate 3D representation is generated. This technology should speed airport check-ins, but it could also be used in banks or for checking ID cards as it allows full identification in less than one second."

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  1. Re:database? by matria · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    So you're saying that it's OK that there's a 20% probability that this is some kind of crook using my ID?