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Winking Good Security

There’s been a lot of talk about facial recognition and security lately, and it all sounds very interesting, but perhaps a bit futuristic and high-end and not for the likes of you and me. Well, not any more, and you can try it for yourself with a free piece of software called KeyLemon. The basic free version of the program takes over the Windows Logon, and instead of entering your name and password (you can still do this, by the way), you simply look at the webcam and it matches your facial features against its records and if you are who you claim to be, it lets you in. You can’t fool it either, using a photograph as it asks you to blink your eyes, and it tracks changes in your face by automatically recording one image of you each day. The more sophisticated paid-for versions can do all sorts of other tricks, like logging on to your Facebook, Linkedin and Twitter accounts, it can also be set to take pictures of anyone who tries to use your PC without your permission. Face it, you want to try it out…

30/01/12

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