Please, no. This <i>has</i> to be a parody.<p>> Banks don’t want private account details (like the user’s current balance and credit limits etc) being seen by anybody other than the account holder.<p>This is <i>exactly</i> the kind of justification they'd use. And surprise surprise there won't be a box that says "I'd rather risk somebody seeing my account details than have a biometric model of my face stored in your database and given to whoever you give it to".
Black Mirror predicted this in a much more realistic business case - forcing users to view ads.<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QleMXX24v5g&t=52s" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QleMXX24v5g&t=52s</a>
There's something about software like this that really creeps me out, even though I realize it's not ridiculously advanced (i.e. it's way more common than I think) anymore. That might just be a personal aversion, though. I can imagine useful scenarios for this even if I get a bit of an icky feeling from it.<p>My co-founder and I have talked about things like this as an "anti-cheating" measure (we developed a take-home assessment platform), but it always feels way too overboard and invasive for an exaggerated problem (and I'm just against it in pretty much every way imaginable).<p>Interestingly this somehow feels better than overt measures like ProctorU, but that's an emotional reaction and not a logical one. In some ways it's probably much worse.
Am I the only one who doesn't quite understand the point?<p>I would assume you wouldn't <i>only</i> use this tech to secure information. But I don't see really how this adds any security when software cams exist.<p>Plus you have other issues, like people like me who work in low light, or picture frames in the shot, etc.<p>Cool hobby project though.
So what stops me from creating a device that registers itself as a webcam natively, but just puts a loop of a pre-recorded video that satisfies the face recognition software?<p>Stop trying to find solutions to problems that aren't real.
If you can be prosecuted for storing someone's diagnostic medical images improperly under HIPAA law, this seems like a VERY risky thing for a company to implement.
Do people realy think identities are stolen by criminals peaking over shoulders?<p>And, if so, couldn’t they use a camera, or mirror, or periscope to bypass this software?
> Banks don’t want private account details (like the user’s current balance and credit limits etc) being seen by anybody other than the account holder.<p>Unless it's an in-person interaction, a face has little security value, because it's not a secret. Getting a photo, or even full motion video of someone often just requires finding their Instagram page.
How much secure this will be ?<p>My concern is what if some one show my digital photo to the website, will framework detect it ?<p>Apple said that they over come this by using true depth technology (which i guess required specific hardware).<p>I like the idea thought, but there is a big reason people did not implemented this before.
I think this is really about having powerful machine learning tools like face recognition, image recognition, content personalization and recommendation etc. in the browser.
Technologically speaking: Yeah, that's a nice feature.
Real world: This will be awful, I really don't want any DB to have a photo of me associated with transaction or authentification. Yes, I do have profile pictures, but allowing a service to get a "stream" of your face will be way worse, and I cannot imagine what would happen if this DB get compromised...anyway...still a nice Black Mirror episode though..
I can see from a privacy standpoint, this may cause some concern.<p>However, from a credit card processor point of view and combating "friendly fraud". This could be an excellent tool to prevent that.<p>For example. The scenario where a transaction has been processed and 6 weeks later, it is disputed because the card holder doesn't recognise the transaction. Perhaps the wife used the husbands card whilst he was in the shower, for [insert candy crush clone].<p>A capture of the users face would definitely help the merchant win the representment against Visa/Mastercard.<p>In a scenario where goods are being shipped cross-border. Lets say from China to the US and it's for a large amount. Then this could be an extra step, where the data hasn't passed a certain threshold and thus further information is required. Having a real-time snapshot and validation to prove the card holder is legitimate. Ensures the transaction goes through.<p>Ultimately, I do understand it's about weighing privacy concerns. But that doesn't mean some good can't come out from this.