Face Recognition Security Pins

I recently reported on the current state of face recognition.  The most obvious use of all,  why not use it as a pin for security?    Too easily mimicked from images?   An example in Finland.  From a system called Uniqul.  We experimented with iris scanning systems.

Facial Recognition in the Wild

In the NYT:   Good overview about advances in facial and individual scanning and recognition. Pioneered for casino operations.  Crowd scanning for security applications.   As a possible replacement for user recognition passwords.   Also a considerable privacy issue.  And an integration with growing use of video systems.  Here a system I had not heard of before:

" .... The Department of Homeland Security tested a crowd-scanning project called the Biometric Optical Surveillance System — or BOSS — last fall after two years of government-financed development. Although the system is not ready for use, researchers say they are making significant advances. That alarms privacy advocates, who say that now is the time for the government to establish oversight rules and limits on how it will someday be used. ... " 

Retail Facial Recognition

Another example of using facial recognition for retail experience. Here apparently to detect VIPs. Had talked to people developing casino applications to detect people banned from the premises, where it was suggested that the same thing could be used to detect big spenders and personalize their presence.  But recognition may not be seen as a positive event.

And more generally Google Glass Facial Recognition.