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Nose Scanners — the New Face of Biometrics?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the check-out-that-schnoz dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Forget fingerprints and ID cards, this photo story shows how the latest thing in biometrics is nose scanning! Bath university researchers have claimed that the nose will soon be able to be used as a way of identifying a person. Apparently the 'PhotoFace system captures a 3D image of a person's face by taking several photos lit from different angles to throw shadows on the face and then building a model of facial features. The software determined that there are six main nose shapes: Roman, Greek, Nubian, Hawk, Snub and Turn-up.' Some cool pictures make this worth a click — but what happens if a person breaks their nose?!"

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  1. Roman, Greek, Nubian, Hawk, Snub and Turn-up by srussia · · Score: 3, Funny

    Add a CowboyNeal option and you've got the next Slashdot poll.

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  2. Re:Worst possible choice by SerpentMage · · Score: 3, Funny

    Two words....

    Michael Jackson

    nuff said...

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  3. What about my nose? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'm Tycho Brahe, you insensitive clod!

  4. One positive aspect... (was:Re:Before you know..) by beh · · Score: 4, Funny

    On the positive side, if anyone beats you up and breaks your nose, they can now be sued for aiding and abetting terrorism by making the 'nose database' useless...

  5. Re:Bath, famous for Rugby Football, to ID on NOSES by Rogerborg · · Score: 4, Funny

    The Bath Rugby team probably have only one intact nose between all 15 players.

    And they stole it from an opposing prop forward.

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