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raven98030 · 07-10-2008, 02:39 AM

Last May, we were acquainted with the Fuijitaka Child Check System technology equipped on age-verifying vending machines selling cigarettes in Japan. These machines fitted with RFID cards can allegedly recognize which faces belong to minors and which to adult cigarette-smoking Japanese individuals. From the outset, I was already critical of the technology since it had no definite presets and error percentage would presumably be large. I wasn't alone, of course; a reporter from Sankei Sports tested these vending machines and proved what many of us were only guessing until then.

The first round of tests was conducted last June wherein the reporter used various magazine image cutouts to buy the cigarettes. The 6-inch and 3-inch cutouts successfully fooled the cameras, but the 1-inch image failed to do so. Funnier even, is the more recent round of test results which appeared in Sankei Shimbun. Reporters went around Tokyo in search of these machines and found out that they even sell cigarettes to Yen portraits. The reporters had the images on the 1,000 and 10,000 Yen bills scanned by the machine's camera and yes, they were recognized as adult human faces. Said reporters even used the very same notes to pay for the packs--how convenient!

Fujitaka, the manufacturer of these age-verifying vending machines, are reportedly working on improving the technology to distinguish between real faces and photographs. I can't help but think that this is one of those technologies used in the real world before it's truly ready for use, but whether or not it will ever be ready, we can only wait and see. link

**JML-G** · 07-10-2008, 04:47 AM

stupid ass chineese muthafuckas making some wack ass machines what only put cost for cigarettes up

luism1989 · 07-10-2008, 05:06 AM

in In Los Angeles theirs machine that sell you weed..i mean more like medical marijuana

**El Flaco** · 07-10-2008, 05:11 AM

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Originally Posted by luism1989

in In Los Angeles theirs machine that sell you weed..i mean more like medical marijuana

The world should take LA as an example.

ckm1224 · 07-10-2008, 05:26 AM

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Originally Posted by JML-G

stupid ass chineese muthafuckas making some wack ass machines what only put cost for cigarettes up

japan dude, not china. and btw the cigarette packs are like $3-ish over in japan where these machines are located. so i dunno if that could go under "put cost for cigarettes up" or not.

**El Flaco** · 07-10-2008, 05:29 AM

at smoking...

**.JESUS.** · 07-10-2008, 12:02 PM

@ smoking

did it for like 6 years.

quit in december

it was so stupid.... but i loved it when i did it..

**Corpz** · 07-10-2008, 12:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by El Flaco

The world should take LA as an example.

Tru_Stylez · 07-10-2008, 12:51 PM

smokin a bogey after a blunt gives u a sick headbuzz! But i prefer a nice captain black after a blunt for my headbuzz!

07-10-2008, 02:39 AM	#1 (permalink)
raven98030 Underboss Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,685 : 0 For This Post 1,336 Total	Face Recognition Vending Machines Sell Cigarettes to Magazine Pics, Yen Portraits Last May, we were acquainted with the Fuijitaka Child Check System technology equipped on age-verifying vending machines selling cigarettes in Japan. These machines fitted with RFID cards can allegedly recognize which faces belong to minors and which to adult cigarette-smoking Japanese individuals. From the outset, I was already critical of the technology since it had no definite presets and error percentage would presumably be large. I wasn't alone, of course; a reporter from Sankei Sports tested these vending machines and proved what many of us were only guessing until then. The first round of tests was conducted last June wherein the reporter used various magazine image cutouts to buy the cigarettes. The 6-inch and 3-inch cutouts successfully fooled the cameras, but the 1-inch image failed to do so. Funnier even, is the more recent round of test results which appeared in Sankei Shimbun. Reporters went around Tokyo in search of these machines and found out that they even sell cigarettes to Yen portraits. The reporters had the images on the 1,000 and 10,000 Yen bills scanned by the machine's camera and yes, they were recognized as adult human faces. Said reporters even used the very same notes to pay for the packs--how convenient! Fujitaka, the manufacturer of these age-verifying vending machines, are reportedly working on improving the technology to distinguish between real faces and photographs. I can't help but think that this is one of those technologies used in the real world before it's truly ready for use, but whether or not it will ever be ready, we can only wait and see. link __________________

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JML-G G.O.D. Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Wicked East, Blastville, Ten-A-Key Posts: 16,586 : 0 For This Post 768 Total	stupid ass chineese muthafuckas making some wack ass machines what only put cost for cigarettes up __________________

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luism1989 Underboss Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 1,188 : 0 For This Post 1 Total	in In Los Angeles theirs machine that sell you weed..i mean more like medical marijuana __________________

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.JESUS. Almighty GloryUS SuperMOD Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Believeland, Ohio Posts: 22,001 : 0 For This Post 481 Total	@ smoking did it for like 6 years. quit in december it was so stupid.... but i loved it when i did it.. __________________ We was down but we up now; Almighty GloryUS when u see us bow . .

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