(Fwd) British Study Claims That Photo Credit Cards Don't Work
jamesd at echeque.com
jamesd at echeque.com
Tue Apr 9 04:12:03 PDT 1996
> > Some thoughts... (er, questions):
> > 1. What are the implications for log-on systems that rely on
> > recognition of faces (supposedly impossible for hackers to describe
> > and exploit)?
At 11:19 AM 4/8/96 -0700, David Loysen wrote:
> Does anybody know how well these systems work?
Yes: They don't work.
> If I don't shave over the
> weekend will my computer know who I am Monday morning?
Shaving probably will not be a problem, but holding your head at a slightly
different angle, or having slightly different lighting, or combing your
hair differently will screw up the system totally, unless the system has
radically improved since the last time I read up on it.
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