From: jamesd@echeque.com
Date: Tue, 9 Apr 1996 19:12:03 +0800
To: David Loysen <cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: (Fwd) British Study Claims That Photo Credit Cards Don't  Work
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> > Some thoughts... (er, questions):
> > 1. What are the implications for log-on systems that rely on 
> > recognition of faces (supposedly impossible for hackers to describe 
> > and exploit)?

At 11:19 AM 4/8/96 -0700, David Loysen wrote:
> Does anybody know how well these systems work? 

Yes:  They don't work.

> If I don't shave over the
> weekend will my computer know who I am Monday morning?

Shaving probably will not be a problem, but holding your head at a slightly
different angle, or having slightly different lighting, or combing your
hair differently will screw up the system totally, unless the system has 
radically improved since the last time  I read up on it.
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