Why Microsoft Created 3-D Scans of Random People
Waiting patiently for the day when you won’t have to keep track of all your passwords? Microsoft took a field trip this weekend to help further the development of an alternative.
On Saturday, the tech giant set up shop at popular Seattle tourist site to get help from a handful of volunteers who lent their visages to the company’s research for, a year-old for Windows 10.
Related: 3 Biometrics Startups Heating Up the Password Security Race
The tech giant created 3-D infrared scan of participants’ faces in to “gather a wide variety of real-world scans to improve the accuracy of the facial recognition technology,” according to GeekWire.
The people who donated five minutes and their likenesses signed a release ahead of time explaining that the 3-D scans would only be used for the company’s research.
Waiting patiently for the day when you won’t have to keep track of all your passwords? Microsoft took a field trip this weekend to help further the development of an alternative.
On Saturday, the tech giant set up shop at popular Seattle tourist site to get help from a handful of volunteers who lent their visages to the company’s research for, a year-old for Windows 10.
Related: 3 Biometrics Startups Heating Up the Password Security Race
The tech giant created 3-D infrared scan of participants’ faces in to “gather a wide variety of real-world scans to improve the accuracy of the facial recognition technology,” according to GeekWire.
The people who donated five minutes and their likenesses signed a release ahead of time explaining that the 3-D scans would only be used for the company’s research.
