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IP: DOD study gives face scanning a failing grade
From: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2002 06:59:30 -0400
------ Forwarded Message From: "Richard M. Smith" <rms () computerbytesman com> Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2002 09:18:59 -0500 To: Hi, Looks like the DOD has confirmed once again that face scanning only works about 50% of the time under best case conditions. My assumption here is that the DOD was testing face scanning in an authentication application which means they had good database photos. A face scanning system looking for terrorist probably doesn't have the luxury of good database photos, so its success rate will be even lower. Richard Scanning Tech a Blurry Picture http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,50470,00.html At a biometrics conference on Friday, Defense Department official Steven King said that of the 270 persons checked by the Visionics system, it correctly recognized individuals a mere 51 percent of the time, and identified an individual to within a range of 10 participants 81 percent of the time. The supposedly more reliable Iridian eye-scanners, meanwhile, correctly verified someone's identity just 94 percent of the time. ------ End of Forwarded Message
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