martinmurphy.com - Martin Murphy » Positioning http://martinmurphy.com/blog Martin Murphy's Weblog Mon, 11 Oct 2010 18:08:20 +0000 en hourly 1 My voice is my passport http://martinmurphy.com/blog/2007/05/14/49-my-voice-is-my-passport/ http://martinmurphy.com/blog/2007/05/14/49-my-voice-is-my-passport/#comments Mon, 14 May 2007 09:37:00 +0000 Martin Murphy http://martinmurphy.com/blog/2007/05/14/49-my-voice-is-my-passport/ Wow, this is the second movie reference in 2 posts.

You may have guessed that I’m interested in security and alternative computer input/output systems. This morning, I saw this post “Voice biometrics: coming to a security system near you.” about banks using voice print technology.
Interesting discussion about using voice to combine 2 id methods, something you have: voiceprint, and something your know: security question. The usual concerns about “Big Brother” are also mentioned.

Humorous, even if not politically correct, referring to some users as “goats” :-)

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Getting closer to the ads in “Minority Report”
This might be interesting for anyone researching computer vision or pervasive and ubiquitous computing.

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I just noticed this on BBC News. I’ve obviously heard of smart dust but I hadn’t thought of it in the context of interplanetary exploration. Interesting stuff!

]]> http://martinmurphy.com/blog/2007/04/18/42-smart-dust-to-explore-planets/feed/ 1 With desktop camera, your face can be your password | CNET News.com http://martinmurphy.com/blog/2007/03/29/39-with-desktop-camera-your-face-can-be-your-password-cnet-newscom/ http://martinmurphy.com/blog/2007/03/29/39-with-desktop-camera-your-face-can-be-your-password-cnet-newscom/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2007 13:55:37 +0000 Martin Murphy http://martinmurphy.com/blog/2007/03/29/39-with-desktop-camera-your-face-can-be-your-password-cnet-newscom/ Just noticed this story (via a link from LifeHacker)

With desktop camera, your face can be your password | CNET News.com

The company produces a 3D desktop camera that can be used for authentication. So instead of entering a password, smartcard or fingerprint, your face can log you into a computer (or open a door). Interesting for anyone working in the field of computer vision.

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It was also my first eBay purchase. (I find it surprising that it took so long for me to buy from eBay – my first Internet purchase was probably over 10 years ago)

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