29 Sep, 2011
How Face Recognition and Digital Fingerprinting Are Creeping Into the U.S. Workplace | | AlterNet
FaceIN uses two cameras to map a worker’s face, converting the width of their cheekbones, depth of their eye sockets, nose shape, and other unique facial features into an ID code. Every day after that, workers punch in by standing in front of a machine that recognizes them after a two-second face scan. Unlike the old-fashioned electronic password, FaceIN promises to tightly monitor when workers come and go, permanently banishing “buddy punching” from the workplace — the time-honored practice of covering for a co-worker who may be running a few minutes late.
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