Face recognition & liveness detection

Presentation attack detection: Dissolving the myth of easy-to-fake face recognition One of the most common assumptions concerning face recognition is that it can easily be faked with one’s photo – which, in times of Facebook and Instagram, is publicly available to anyone. Further, if a facial recognition software cannot be cheated this way, then surely with a video or a 3D avatar. This idea is deeply rooted in most peoples’ heads, naturally making biometric authentication seem insecure to them. This article will work on dissolving the myth of easy-to-fake face recognition by elaborating on a significant innovation called liveness detection. Scientifically, this is called presentation attack detection (PAD). E.g. it describes the ability of a facial recognition technology to prevent …[read more]