Cash With a Human Face

Here’s a useful innovation for foiling scammers stealing money from ATMs with their heads covered to avoid identification: a system which “can distinguish between someone whose face is covered or uncovered, and only grant access to those who bare their faces.”

No face, no dosh

According to Taiwan’s Central News Agency (no story URL available; first paragraph here), the system was developed by a research team headed by Lin Chin-teng, dean of the College of Computer Science, National Chiao Tung University in Hsinchu, “and can deny ATM access to users who have their faces covered”:

The system's developers said they hoped the device would assist law enforcers in stopping a common crime involving ATMs: thieves disguise their face with motorcycle helmets or masks, even while their images are being captured by ATM surveillance cameras.