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Facial recognition application for friends or stalkers?
By By Stephanie Rywak | Mar. 23, 2010In the world of Facebook, Twitter and Flikr, Polar Rose's facial recognition software seems a logical step in our currently hyper-connected and speed-obsessed reality. Created in 2004 by Jan Erik Solem, the software analyzes digital images and videos, then sorts, searches and shares digital media based on their content. More importantly, as a result of its face-detection algorithms, the computer vision technology can identify anybody in a given photo.
