BioScrypt to release 3D desktop facial recognition system
First-on-the-market DeskCam will eliminate the need to memorize multiple passwords; infrared scans 40,000 identification points
Hurry up and get that nose job. Computer security received a makeover this week with the announcement that Toronto-based Bioscrypt (previously of El Segundo, California) is ready to release its innovative first-in-the-industry 3D DeskCam facial recognition system. Intended to replace passwords and tokens, the DeskCam uses infrared to scan 40,000 identification points, thereby creating a template that can be used for all password-related procedures. (Those involved in on-line games can also use the template to create an avatar.) “3D face recognition is much quicker and you don’t have to be as close as with iris scanning,” said BioScrypt’s Ryan Zlockie said, noting that no reregistration is required for a hirsute man who later shaves, but that those who undergo plastic surgery will have to submit to a second scan. The camera will be available in the second half of the year at a price of $350.
