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No Smiles At NJ Motor Vehicle Commission

Posted by timothy on from the when-instructions-are-redundant dept.

Reader Presto Vivace blesses us with news that the state of New Jersey "has banned motorists from making big smiles [for their license pictures] because such expressions don't work with facial recognition software." Now that passports are by decree grim and glasses-free, I'm expecting the next phase to involve the banning of facial hair, lips, and any hair that blocks the ears.

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  1. No smiles in Ohio by Geoffrey.landis · · Score: 5, Informative

    That's not new. No smiles in Ohio, either-- I renewed my license over a year ago, and was quite firmly instructed that smiles were not allowed in drivers license photos because it screws up the facial recognition software.

    http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-10249834-71.html
    http://www.autoblog.com/2009/05/27/states-adopting-no-smiles-policy-for-drivers-licenses/
    http://www.webanswers.com/legal/why-can-t-you-smile-in-your-drivers-license-picture-84ffba

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    http://www.geoffreylandis.com