Face masks are breaking facial recognition algorithms, says new government study

Re:Face masks are breaking facial recognition algorithms, sa... by madalinab on Tuesday July 28, 2020 @07:07AM (#23974451)

There is a bigger impact on the biometrics industry. Face recognition (because of the masks) is the most obvious one, but there are also fingerprint scanning and voice recognition which took a hit. As a viable alternative, typing biometrics could be the safe & user-friendly way to go (recognising people by the way they type). You can see more on this topic on the TypingDNA blog: https://blog.typingdna.com/covid-19-pandemic-challenges-the-...

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Re:Face masks are breaking facial recognition algorithms, sa... by asdff on Wednesday July 29, 2020 @04:10AM (#23984423)

I'd probably be pinned for a different person entirely if I took a typing biometric first thing in the morning and after the fifth cup of coffee

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Re:Face masks are breaking facial recognition algorithms, sa... by aditzup on Wednesday July 29, 2020 @05:54AM (#23985019)

That is not the case. I played around with this technology for a bit and it stores more than just one pattern in order to better understand how you type.

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Re:Face masks are breaking facial recognition algorithms, sa... by totetsu on Wednesday July 29, 2020 @05:05AM (#23984758)

adding this api to my dns blocklist. thank you.

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Re:Face masks are breaking facial recognition algorithms, sa... by gver10 on Wednesday July 29, 2020 @02:15AM (#23983918)

Could you explain what's wrong with disinfecting the fingerprint scanner?

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Re:Face masks are breaking facial recognition algorithms, sa... by goatinaboat on Wednesday July 29, 2020 @02:23AM (#23983957)

Fingerprint scanners are legacy tech. The cool kids now are using palm vein scanners - great CER and non-contact, you just hover your hand an inch above.

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Re:Face masks are breaking facial recognition algorithms, sa... by dx034 on Wednesday July 29, 2020 @06:26AM (#23985191)

Read about those at least a decade ago but never seen them in practice. Are they really used much?

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Re:Face masks are breaking facial recognition algorithms, sa... by aditzup on Wednesday July 29, 2020 @05:56AM (#23985026)

The problem is convenience. I have to press the elevator button every day. After I disinfect my hand for the 5th time that day I use the stairs. Same with the fingerprint scanner.

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Re:Face masks are breaking facial recognition algorithms, sa... by jobigoud on Wednesday July 29, 2020 @04:23AM (#23984489)

What about ear and retina? Are these purely sci-fi at this point?

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Re:Face masks are breaking facial recognition algorithms, sa... by lvturner on Wednesday July 29, 2020 @04:28AM (#23984518)

If I recall correctly several medical conditions can be detected by retinal scans, which has historically made widespread use of the technology undesirable.

EDIT: Sorry, it seems that it's more that medical conditions make it unreliable

> Certain eye-related medical conditions and diseases, such as cataracts and glaucoma, can render a person unable to use retina-scan technology, as the blood vessels can be obscured.

https://www.biometricupdate.com/201307/explainer-retinal-sca...

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Re:Face masks are breaking facial recognition algorithms, sa... by totetsu on Wednesday July 29, 2020 @05:15AM (#23984827)

https://www.anuscan.com/

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Re:Face masks are breaking facial recognition algorithms, sa... by k12sosse on Wednesday July 29, 2020 @07:15AM (#23985441)

SmartPipe already has a lock and key algorithm that employs your topographical anal handshake.¹

https://youtu.be/DJklHwoYgBQ

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Re:Face masks are breaking facial recognition algorithms, sa... by jobigoud on Wednesday July 29, 2020 @08:45AM (#23986015)

Haha! Wow, the part where there is a device down the pipe that acts as a mini laboratory, analyzes the fecal matter passing through, and sends you medical alerts on your smartphone… I could totally see this exist in the future. Identification could probably be done by sequencing the gut microbiome to avoid the camera taking pictures of your ass.

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Re:Face masks are breaking facial recognition algorithms, sa... by TFortunato on Wednesday July 29, 2020 @11:43AM (#23987943)

In case you missed a few months back, looks like it is becoming a reality :-) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23451530

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Re:Face masks are breaking facial recognition algorithms, sa... by totetsu on Wednesday July 29, 2020 @07:29AM (#23985512)

But are they ISO/IEC 27001 complaint

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