Japanese face analysis system for age verification pwn3d by magazine
- June 30th, 2008
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I don’t know how they ever believed this would work. How could they not have tried this? But really, it’s strengthening my belief about how technology advances in Japan. Briefly:
Here in the United States, we get trickle-down tech. It’s a hand-me-down from the feudal system, I think: some lab-rats test the hell out of a product until they think it’s ready for us, then we graciously accept it as proven and ready. In Japan it’s a little more democratic: someone takes an idea, prototypes it, and immediately deploys it, regardless of how flawed or ridiculous it is. Videophones? Alive and flourishing. Underpants vending machines? Weird, and probably flourishing. Age verification camera? Fail. They just put it out there and it failed. They accidentally sold some kids some cigarettes (at least they didn’t sell them panties) and now they’re working on something better. The system works!
SHMUELEVIN (Who am I?)
1 week ago
The real solution for age verification for the Internet and for vending machines is the innovative biometric age verification system provided by VerificAge (www.verificage.com):
• VerificAge’s solution does not use any kind of data base. Eliminating risks involved in storing and maintaining data.
• It does not identify the user personally but rather his/her age group category; therefore, the user’s privacy cannot be jeopardized.
• The system is based on a “one time” biometric measurement that can distinguish a child from an adult with a very high accuracy rate.
• It can assert a user’s age every time he wishes to access a website, content, video games or while interacting with others
It seems that this solution is going to change children’s surfing culture on the Net.