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    1. Re: [COMPUTERS] Photo comparison software
    2. Kevin Ross
    3. Please let us know how successful you are with this, Nancy ! Regards, Kevin. On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 1:14 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > Been watching your conversation with interest as I have a picture of my > grand mother (I think) at a young age, maybe 12 or so and would like to > compare  it with later pictures of her. Didn't know there was such a program that > could  do that. The picture was found in the attic of a house that she lived > in during  the 1930s-40s. . I used to have Picasa but since my computer was > reformatted a  year ago, just haven't downloaded it yet. Thanks for the info > Nancy > > > In a message dated 12/7/2011 12:43:43 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > Hi  Kevin > > Although I have reservations about the security of such data, the  way I > look at this is that the > only ones who should have something to  worry about are the guilty > > Of course our movements (or at least a great  many of our movements) can > already be traced via mobile > phone signal and  computer / smart phone usage > > Is big brother watching us? > > Quite  likely and probably has been for much longer than we think but that > works both  ways and may > prove a person was not in a certain place > > If the  technology of facial recognition helps put offenders behind bars > all to the  good, and the > knock on advances in that technology benefits some  researchers to identify > great uncle Fred so much > the better > > What  next I wonder, cloning great great grandmother ? > > Nivard Ovington in  Cornwall (UK) > > > > > > Thanks Nivard, > > > > I find  the technology fascinating and a little worrying, given the > >  applications available in the "real world".  I believe the  authorities > > have used this technology for identifying persons in the  G20 debacle > > last year here in Toronto, Canada. So I worry about  privacy issues > > going forward.  Will we all have to hide our faces  when we go in > > public or will they also find a way to track our body  movement or > > "body language" as well? The use of Technology is only as  good as the > > hands it lands in !!! > > > > Regards, > >  Kevin. > > > > > :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: > > Please  refrain from posting commercial URLs and from discussing prices on > the list. > > Remember to SNIP when  replying. > > :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: > > > > > ------------------------------- > To  unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes  in the subject > and the body of the  message > > > > > :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: > > Please refrain from posting commercial URLs and from discussing prices on the list. > > Remember to SNIP when replying. > > :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- -------- K. Ross [email protected]

    12/07/2011 06:20:24