Tuesday, December 5, 2017

Facial Recognition to Open Doors - Welcome, Come In

http://www.scmp.com/tech/start-ups/article/2122812/chinas-airbnb-introduce-check-ins-using-facial-recognition

Great idea!  Why didn't I think of this!

Recently I had to verify my identity by using my macbook to take a picture of me holding my proof of identity (driver license or passport with picture).  Good proof of identity, at least for something that would not be worthwhile to go through extreme difficulty in spoofing.

If that kind of proof was provided to an Airbnb renter and used to open the door as a function of a camera matching the face at the door then it opens the door to the right person.

Elegant!

This method would seem to have many applications.

Facial Recognition can open a lot of doors:  Are any market "Private Do Not Enter?"
https://www.activistpost.com/2017/12/arizona-citizens-tracked-in-facial-recognition-database-in-first-step-for-real-id-implementation.html

https://www.perpetuallineup.org/

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