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Magazine Photos Fool Age-verification Cameras

Posted by timothy on from the porn-magazine-photos-doubly-so dept.

gregor-e writes "Japan has scheduled a full-scale rollout of visual age-verification on cigarette vending machines. Unfortunately for them, a Sankei Sports news reporter has determined that this system can be fooled by holding up a magazine photo of an adult."

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  1. And in related news by davidwr · · Score: 5, Funny

    Japanese vending machines are now configured to dispense pictures of cigarettes.

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  2. Re:In Korea only old people by gEvil+(beta) · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hey now! I use magazine photos and I'm neither old nor Korean! Oh wait, what were we talking about?

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  3. Jailbait detector? by TibbonZero · · Score: 4, Funny

    So this machine can determine 17 from 18 accurately? That would be a good iPhone app!

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    1. Re:Jailbait detector? by dbIII · · Score: 2, Funny

      It's not that hard for the machine. Smoke enough and you look 20 years older.

  4. Re:Cracking at its best by FooAtWFU · · Score: 5, Funny

    Goodbye old-people photos, hello old-people masks?

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  5. Re:Yes it would, and yes they do... by imipak · · Score: 5, Funny

    And who in their right mind is going to click a link to "pinktentacle.com"?! Some of us read Slashdot from work you know...

  6. Re:Impressive by MrMr · · Score: 4, Funny

    Can you just imagine what Japan would be like if marijuana were legal there
    Slightly more like here?

  7. Re:Impressive by dj_tla · · Score: 5, Funny

    Can you just imagine what Japan would be like if marijuana were legal there?

    Awesome

  8. Re:Yes it would, and yes they do... by Ethanol-fueled · · Score: 2, Funny

    You're right, in the real world people work M-F 7-4.

  9. Re:Complex systems, simple workaround by ColdWetDog · · Score: 5, Funny

    We don't sell alcohol, guns, or porno from vending machines, so why cigarettes?

    You gotta start somewhere.

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  10. Re:Yes it would, and yes they do... by im_thatoneguy · · Score: 5, Funny

    In the real world, people don't just work M-F 9-5.

    If they're making you work weekends the least they could do is let you look at a little pinktentacle.com

  11. What about being too old? by LM741N · · Score: 3, Funny

    Wait, a McCain picture might give error messages indicating you are TOO old to buy cigarettes.

  12. Leisure Suit Larry Age Verification Fail by mrpull · · Score: 4, Funny

    This story immediately reminded me of the 12 year old me guessing my way through the quiz before playing Leisure Suit Larry.

    Who the hell is Spiro Agnew? LSL taught me.

    Also, why didn't I find out Alt-X would skip that quiz until nearly 20 years later?

    mr.

  13. Re:not a big surprise by santiam · · Score: 5, Funny

    I had to carry around a fake beard just to buy cigs.
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  14. Re:Humans can't even do it properly... by Oktober+Sunset · · Score: 2, Funny

    My neice was able to get service in a bar once at age 14, and it could easily be seen why.

    Huge jugs?

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  15. Re:Cracking at its best by nospam007 · · Score: 2, Funny

    If they smoke enough, no need for old people masks.

  16. Re:In Korea only old people by spazdor · · Score: 4, Funny

    In Soviet Russia, of course, magazine photos use young people.

    No no, you're thinking of Japan.

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  17. Easy Fix! by MWoody · · Score: 5, Funny

    The solution is obvious: make it illegal to sell magazines with pictures of adults to minors.

  18. Re:Impressive by Ninth+Marion · · Score: 2, Funny

    I just thought of a whole new use for those 'tube' hotels.

  19. Re:Age-controlled vending machines have a place by greyhueofdoubt · · Score: 5, Funny

    >>...stay away from computers to prevent blindness...

    Wait, computers make you go blind? I thought the only thing that made you blind was masterb... OOOHHHHH I get it.

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