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nc Ia. | http://www.cnet.com/news/facial-recognition-app-matches-strangers-t... For those who like to do selfies on Facebook, someone can take a picture of you on the street and find out all about you. Creepy or cool?
Soon your face could be your calling card. An upcoming app for Android, iOS, and Google Glass called NameTag will allow you to photograph strangers and find out who they are -- complete with social networking and online dating profiles.
Spot someone out and about that you want to identify, and you can capture their face using your device's camera. The app will send the photo wirelessly to NameTag's server, where it will compare the photo to millions of online records and return with a name, more photos, and social-media profiles, such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, where the person (or their friends) might have publicly posted photos of themselves.
And, if you're interested in that person in a more-than-passing fashion, the app's creator -- FacialNetwork -- is working on technology that will allow scanning of profile pictures on online dating sites, such as Plenty of Fish, OKCupid, and Match.com.
Edited by Land Rover 11/22/2014 20:45
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Facial recognition APP matches strangers to online profiles.
