Scientists at The University of Manchester have developed software for mobile phones that can track your facial features in real-time. Eventually it will be able to tell who the user is, where they are looking and even how they are feeling.
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Rapid improvements in facial-recognition software mean airport security workers might one day know with near certainty whether they’re looking at a stressed-out tourist or staring a terrorist in the eye.
A research team led by Dr. Alice O’Toole, a…
A dual approach that employs both fingerprint and facial recognition technology is the best option for a biometric system that would make the nation’s borders more secure, according to scientists at the Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). After studying mature biometric technologies, NIST-in conjunction with the Departments of Justice and State-made the recommendation in a report recently transmitted to Congress. The study was mandated by the PATRIOT Act and the Enhanced Border Security Act.