On 9/18/2015 5:24 AM, Roger Blake wrote:
On 2015-09-18, Don Y wrote:
OTOH, I've had friends who've been spontaneously notified that they
must have new photos taken (!) and had to sit through the process.

It seems that most if not all states are amassing huge databases of facial
recognition data. Real police-state stuff. To do this they need high-res
digital photos. (Of course they assure us the data won't be misused,
will be protected, etc. Maybe they have a bridge in Brooklyn to sell
us as well.)

Yes, that was the assumption I made. A neighbor was told she had to
have her photo retaken "because she was smiling" (?) Perhaps they
assume most people RARELY smile and want the recognizers to work with
your face in its "normal", grumpy state! :