Face++ - Revolutionzing Face Detection

We have all seen those movies or series where a computer identifies the criminal on the street and then tracks their movements. That system may soon become a reality. A start-up in China called Face++ has devised a system that accurately identifies a person and can track their movements in real time.

Face++ technology allows people to pay for goods and services using their face as a verification method. Face++ compares 83 different points on your face from different angles to verify if it is the correct person or not. And since the comparison happens from different angles, it cannot be fooled by a photo. The system has already been integrated with Alipay. Alipay is a digital payment system which has been widely adopted by the Chinese.

As China is already a surveillance state with surveillance cameras installed everywhere, the Face++ technology can be a real groundbreaker in catching criminals trying to escape police custody or keeping an eye on the enemies of the state. The technology has also been adopted by Didi, the popular ride-hailing service in China to verify that the driver is the licensed driver and not an impersonator. From a security point of view, the technology has a variety of applications. Setting your face as a verification method for your payments ensures that no one else can steal your data and your money. Face++ also offers extra services like age and gender detection and analysis of emotions.

Face++ is a step towards the future and can change the way we make payments. With this technology, credit card frauds can become a thing in the past. As it is working successfully in China, it has already been proven that the system works fine and the developers are working on smoothing out any glitches. The technology has applications worldwide and we have to just wait for Face++ to launch globally.