Per our discussion, in April, this is what I was talking about
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/18/idUS404710296120120618
Facebook buys facial recognition software...
I noticed that article the other day. And, I asked myself “Why?”. Is the intent to recognize faces across photographs and ‘tag’ them automatically? This software is already available in Google’s Picassa (free download, and is actually a pretty neat photo utility), as well as built into the Apple OSX platform in iPhoto.
So, this is not ‘new’ revolutionary software. Or, are they intending to use this as a security measure, so you use your webcam to log into your Facebook account and your face is compared against your log. Is this part of a larger scheme - such as using this technology to screen known sex offenders who create a bogus account to stalk prey?
A company exists for only a one reason - to create a profit. I do not see how this technology will generate a profit.
Maybe a “Find your Twin” for $5?