Face Recognition Software - Your Face Is Your Password

[Jack]

With BioTrust, Your Face Is Your Password​

The future has flying cars, replicators, and computers that recognize your face and let you log in just by looking at them. While we may have to wait a bit longer for the cars and the replicators, we can have face recognition right now, and it's surprisingly affordable. I took a look at BioTrust ($13), and it took a look right back at me.

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I was broswing PcWorld site and I've stumbled upon the above article,so my questions are :

• Would you use a facial recognition software?
• Do you see a future for this type of software?
• What advantages and dezavantages can you see in using a facial recognition software?

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Facebook has start using on a large scale a facial recognition software to suggest their users "photo tags", so we will have to deal with this at some point.

 

[LoftedAphid86]

This could either be too sensitive or not sensitive enough, it cannot be perfect at the moment considering our current state of technology.
Let's say someone decides to get a hair cut, what happens then?

 

[Dejan]

There are free alternatives to this that work just as well, like Luxand's Blink found here. Also, there's another alternative called KeyLemon which isn't free but has a free trail for a limited amount of logins, but has features like taking a snapshot of anyone who fails to login.

Let's say someone decides to get a hair cut, what happens then?

Then it's.... reformat time!

 

[Deleted member 178]

ummmm i dont think so... you should instead make a backup of your hair... a WIG )

 

[bogdan]

This could work as an optional second authentication factor (use it + a password).

 

[iPanik]

I voted no. I can only imagine the frustration of having to get out of my chair to turn on the lights because it just happens to be a little too dark in the room.
Besides, i often have my laptop hooked up to a screen, meaning the lid is closed, i wouldn't be able to log in.

 

[Deleted member 178]

my laptop is using my fingerprint for log-in windows (the password box is still present).

 

[Dejan]

Also, I wanted to mention that the software I posted about in my previous reply also has an option to login with a password normally,, so if for some reason face recognition isn't working, you can do that.

 

[iPanik]

Also, I wanted to mention that the software I posted about in my previous reply also has an option to login with a password normally,, so if for some reason face recognition isn't working, you can do that.

I might have misunderstood the concept, but doesn't that negate the whole point?

 

[Dejan]

Also, I wanted to mention that the software I posted about in my previous reply also has an option to login with a password normally,, so if for some reason face recognition isn't working, you can do that.

I might have misunderstood the concept, but doesn't that negate the whole point?

It kind of does actually, I never could find a real practical use for this type of software anyway, if you have a strong password, this is completely unneeded.

 

[bogdan]

So authentication can use several factors: what you know (a password for example), what you own (a card, a security token) and who you are (fingerprint, face/voice recognition, etc). Authentication is stronger if you use more factors, but just replacing one factor with another doesn't improve security.