http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/yahoo-japan-plans-facial-recognizing-content-personalizing-bill/ Engadget Comments for Yahoo Japan plans facial recognizing, content personalizing billboards http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/yahoo-japan-plans-facial-recognizing-content-personalizing-bill/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/yahoo-japan-plans-facial-recognizing-content-personalizing-bill/Apr 10th 2009 1:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/yahoo-japan-plans-facial-recognizing-content-personalizing-bill/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/yahoo-japan-plans-facial-recognizing-content-personalizing-bill/Apr 10th 2009 6:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/yahoo-japan-plans-facial-recognizing-content-personalizing-bill/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/yahoo-japan-plans-facial-recognizing-content-personalizing-bill/Apr 10th 2009 1:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/yahoo-japan-plans-facial-recognizing-content-personalizing-bill/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/yahoo-japan-plans-facial-recognizing-content-personalizing-bill/Apr 10th 2009 1:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/yahoo-japan-plans-facial-recognizing-content-personalizing-bill/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/yahoo-japan-plans-facial-recognizing-content-personalizing-bill/]]>Apr 12th 2009 4:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/yahoo-japan-plans-facial-recognizing-content-personalizing-bill/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/yahoo-japan-plans-facial-recognizing-content-personalizing-bill/
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Anyone know how Yahoo is getting away with Microsoft's IP here?]]>Apr 10th 2009 2:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/yahoo-japan-plans-facial-recognizing-content-personalizing-bill/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/yahoo-japan-plans-facial-recognizing-content-personalizing-bill/Apr 10th 2009 2:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/yahoo-japan-plans-facial-recognizing-content-personalizing-bill/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/yahoo-japan-plans-facial-recognizing-content-personalizing-bill/
That's for the USPO to decide, and if they decided to issue Microsoft that patent, then that's that.

As far as Yahoo goes, aren't they still a US based company?

Most large corporations have overseas divisions, but does that automagically mean that what happens in Paris should stay in Paris, so to speak?]]>Apr 10th 2009 2:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/yahoo-japan-plans-facial-recognizing-content-personalizing-bill/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/yahoo-japan-plans-facial-recognizing-content-personalizing-bill/
I guess you are right. Though, I must say the US patent system should be seriously changed. Now it allows for too general patents, thus allowing small (and big) companies to issue vague patents then later on will be used to sue other companies. When it comes to international companies... I don't understand the US patent laws, so I will refrain from making any uneducated guesses.]]>Apr 10th 2009 2:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/yahoo-japan-plans-facial-recognizing-content-personalizing-bill/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/yahoo-japan-plans-facial-recognizing-content-personalizing-bill/Apr 10th 2009 1:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/yahoo-japan-plans-facial-recognizing-content-personalizing-bill/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/yahoo-japan-plans-facial-recognizing-content-personalizing-bill/Apr 10th 2009 2:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/yahoo-japan-plans-facial-recognizing-content-personalizing-bill/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/yahoo-japan-plans-facial-recognizing-content-personalizing-bill/
I've never seen it pitched for security footage, considering it's fairly easy to trick with, say, a person wearing a Che shirt.]]>Apr 10th 2009 1:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/yahoo-japan-plans-facial-recognizing-content-personalizing-bill/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/yahoo-japan-plans-facial-recognizing-content-personalizing-bill/Apr 10th 2009 2:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/yahoo-japan-plans-facial-recognizing-content-personalizing-bill/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/yahoo-japan-plans-facial-recognizing-content-personalizing-bill/Apr 10th 2009 3:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/yahoo-japan-plans-facial-recognizing-content-personalizing-bill/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/yahoo-japan-plans-facial-recognizing-content-personalizing-bill/Apr 10th 2009 1:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/yahoo-japan-plans-facial-recognizing-content-personalizing-bill/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/yahoo-japan-plans-facial-recognizing-content-personalizing-bill/Apr 10th 2009 1:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/yahoo-japan-plans-facial-recognizing-content-personalizing-bill/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/yahoo-japan-plans-facial-recognizing-content-personalizing-bill/Apr 10th 2009 1:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/yahoo-japan-plans-facial-recognizing-content-personalizing-bill/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/yahoo-japan-plans-facial-recognizing-content-personalizing-bill/Apr 10th 2009 2:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/yahoo-japan-plans-facial-recognizing-content-personalizing-bill/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/yahoo-japan-plans-facial-recognizing-content-personalizing-bill/Apr 10th 2009 2:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/yahoo-japan-plans-facial-recognizing-content-personalizing-bill/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/yahoo-japan-plans-facial-recognizing-content-personalizing-bill/Apr 10th 2009 2:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/yahoo-japan-plans-facial-recognizing-content-personalizing-bill/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/yahoo-japan-plans-facial-recognizing-content-personalizing-bill/Apr 10th 2009 2:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/yahoo-japan-plans-facial-recognizing-content-personalizing-bill/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/yahoo-japan-plans-facial-recognizing-content-personalizing-bill/Apr 10th 2009 3:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/yahoo-japan-plans-facial-recognizing-content-personalizing-bill/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/yahoo-japan-plans-facial-recognizing-content-personalizing-bill/Apr 10th 2009 3:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/yahoo-japan-plans-facial-recognizing-content-personalizing-bill/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/yahoo-japan-plans-facial-recognizing-content-personalizing-bill/
Privacy advocates have called upon these companies to publish privacy policies, and also to post notices on screens that incorporate identifying devices (like facial recognition cameras).

Here is a recent article from a consumer privacy organization on this topic: http://blog.cdt.org/2009/02/02/ads-with-eyes/

Although most companies state that they do not currently identify individuals or store the images of consumers, this certainly does not mean that this will be the standard industry practice in years to come.

In fact, the opposite is more likely: digital signage companies will one day identify individual consumers because it will be profitable to do so.

But before that happens, digital signage companies need to get their infrastructure in place, and that is the stage they are at currently...

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Soon after all men will hide in their basements, fearing that the billboards will show their preferences
in porn and sex toys to all the other people that happen to be around, be it their bosses or that hot
chick their after... Great! Where do I need to sign to stop this madness??]]>Apr 10th 2009 3:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/yahoo-japan-plans-facial-recognizing-content-personalizing-bill/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/yahoo-japan-plans-facial-recognizing-content-personalizing-bill/Apr 10th 2009 4:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/yahoo-japan-plans-facial-recognizing-content-personalizing-bill/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/yahoo-japan-plans-facial-recognizing-content-personalizing-bill/Apr 10th 2009 4:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/yahoo-japan-plans-facial-recognizing-content-personalizing-bill/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/yahoo-japan-plans-facial-recognizing-content-personalizing-bill/Apr 10th 2009 4:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/yahoo-japan-plans-facial-recognizing-content-personalizing-bill/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/yahoo-japan-plans-facial-recognizing-content-personalizing-bill/]]>Apr 12th 2009 4:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/yahoo-japan-plans-facial-recognizing-content-personalizing-bill/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/yahoo-japan-plans-facial-recognizing-content-personalizing-bill/
Lulz will be had by all.]]>Apr 10th 2009 9:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/yahoo-japan-plans-facial-recognizing-content-personalizing-bill/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/yahoo-japan-plans-facial-recognizing-content-personalizing-bill/Apr 10th 2009 9:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/yahoo-japan-plans-facial-recognizing-content-personalizing-bill/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/yahoo-japan-plans-facial-recognizing-content-personalizing-bill/]]>Apr 12th 2009 4:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/yahoo-japan-plans-facial-recognizing-content-personalizing-bill/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/10/yahoo-japan-plans-facial-recognizing-content-personalizing-bill/]]>Apr 12th 2009 4:07PM