From: Black Unicorn <unicorn@schloss.li>
Date: Fri, 9 Aug 1996 10:38:31 +0800
To: Sandy Sandfort <sandfort@crl.com>
Subject: Re: ****CyberWatch Security With Face Recognition 08/07/96
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On Thu, 8 Aug 1996, Sandy Sandfort wrote:

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>                           SANDY SANDFORT
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> C'punks,
> 
> On Thu, 8 Aug 1996, Joseph M. Reagle Jr. wrote:
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> > TrueFace CyberWatch uses Miros' software and a small video
> > camera on top of the computer monitor to verify computer users
> > when they try to access protected data. TrueFace "snaps" a
> > picture of the current computer operator and compares it to
> > images in a database of authorized users. Continued spot checks
> > are taken to ensure the same user is at the computer...and
> > cannot be fooled by holding up a photo of a person. 
>  
> How about substituting a video tape of an authorized user for 
> the camera input?  (Hey, it worked on the old Mission Impossible
> show and a whole slew of movies.)

Or a very accurate movie style mask?

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>  S a n d y
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