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JohnL

JohnL

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I was joking but somebody's beaten me to the idea


https://www.newstatesman.com/science-tech/technology/2018/02/quiet-and-creeping-normalisation-facial-recognition-technology


"In August 2017, the Metropolitan Police used facial recognition software at Notting Hill carnival. The practice saw the police scanning the faces of thousands of carnival-goers to see if any matched with photos of people who had previously been arrested"

Penguin68

Penguin68

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There are in fact people with extraordinary facial recognition skills who are employed by police and security forces - they can often match or beat computer driven facial recognition technology (which requires matching the angles and distances of key facial points against a database.) This technology is what is used in passport scanning applications - where your face is matched against the stored data on your photograph. The computer is comparing points, distances and angles, not the whole photograph. There are no such databases held on dogs.
PeckhamRose

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@Penguin68 they are called SuperRecognisers. There was an online test and I scored very highly to my amazement.


The Council can not afford CCTV; rather they would prefer to hand the management of parks to "Friends of...." organisations. It's a good rumour though.


I also heard that the Council are thinking of spending millions to change their logo from the friendly handwritten style they have now, to a ComicSans style.

JohnL

JohnL

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alex_b Wrote:

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> Penguin68 Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

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> > which requires matching the angles and

> distances

> > of key facial points against a database

>

> This is not how facial recognition technology

> works.


Apples version is quite complex and seems to use multiple technologies and quite a bit of software :)


https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT208108

micromacromonkey

micromacromonkey

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PeckhamRose Wrote:

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> @Penguin68 they are called SuperRecognisers.

> There was an online test and I scored very highly

> to my amazement.


I work at a well known department store (and crime hotspot) and we have a few working for us. The met often call us up for certain occasions (protest marches, big sporting events) to borrow them.

JohnL

JohnL

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micromacromonkey Wrote:

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> PeckhamRose Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > @Penguin68 they are called SuperRecognisers.

> > There was an online test and I scored very

> highly

> > to my amazement.

>

> I work at a well known department store (and crime

> hotspot) and we have a few working for us. The met

> often call us up for certain occasions (protest

> marches, big sporting events) to borrow them.


I need something memorable to happen to remember a face or I forget. I had real hopes for this tech in google glass etc.

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