This post was published on the now-closed HuffPost Contributor platform. Contributors control their own work and posted freely to our site. If you need to flag this entry as abusive, send us an email.
For years the N.S.A. has been intercepting millions of facial images from social media, email, and text messages, interest in facial recognition technology has never been greater.
While the creep factor might be what initially attracts news watchers to this topic, facial recognition technology can actually be used in a variety of intriguing ways.
Check out just a few of the innovative startups using facial recognition software to build viable business ventures:
SightCrest offers facial recognition technology for security interfaces.
Their cloud-based technology can be used for identity verification, productivity monitoring, or privacy protection.
Advertisement
SightCrest integrates with security cameras, allowing businesses to monitor who is entering their premises, who is performing their assigned duties, or who isn't using company property as required.
From schools to fitness clubs, there are a myriad of ways this powerful technology can be utilized. SightCrest even offers real-time security alerts to business owners.
2. Veronica
Incubated by Startup Chile, the Veronica team is working on a mobile application that uses image recognition technology in its security software.
Using cloud technology, Veronica can scan security camera footage and feed pertinent data to law enforcement or authorized company representatives.
Advertisement
3. Hyperlayer
Hyperlayer is working on a software tool that combines facial imaging, geo-data, and live video streaming.
Hyperlayer is an open source project that allows developers to build products based upon Hyperlayer's image recognition software.
Use cases will be dependant upon the innovative thinking of web designers and software engineers.
Meerkat offers an API users can integrate into their software builds and also offers an on-site version with a web interface.
Customers can either pay per device implementation or can choose a subscription model where they pay per API call.
If you are considering integrating facial recognition technology into software you're developing, Meerkat is definitely worth investigating.
5. Facetec
Facetec offers facial recognition as a service for cameras.
Businessescan integrate te Facetec SDK into their software code, allowing their cameras to authenticate, identify, and analyze facial images.
Advertisement
Facetec offers machine learning algorithms for biometric analysis, allowing users to integrate facial recognition capabilities into everything from wearables to Internet of Things devices.
6. Cladoop
Cladoop's powerful facial recognition interface tracks everything from facial expressions and eye blink movements to lip and head motion.
Cladoop's technology can be used by those in healthcare to measure emotional and behavioral reactions.
Users can utilize Cladoop's technology to analyze everything from hyperactivity in children to impulsivity and attention spans in adults.
Advertisement
Kairos is working on technology that will allow users to pay for products and services with their face.
Instead of scanning a magnetic strip on a credit card or punching in pin codes on a debit card, Kairos users will be able to pay with nothing more than a facial image.
Pixuate offers an image storage solution that offers facial image recognition as one of its benefits.
Advertisement
Pixuate's software can detect images with matching attributes like facial structure or gender.
Pixuate is available for both large and small businesses.
While agencies like the National Security Agency might use it for hunting terrorists, entrepreneurs within the artificial intelligence and cloud technology community are actually using facial imaging in numerous innovative ways.
With so much potential for intriguing use cases, it is no wonder that there is growing interest in facial imaging technology.
Which of these facial recognition startups is your favourite?
Our 2024 Coverage Needs You
It's Another Trump-Biden Showdown — And We Need Your Help
The Future Of Democracy Is At Stake
Our 2024 Coverage Needs You
Your Loyalty Means The World To Us
As Americans head to the polls in 2024, the very future of our country is at stake. At HuffPost, we believe that a free press is critical to creating well-informed voters. That's why our journalism is free for everyone, even though other newsrooms retreat behind expensive paywalls.
Our journalists will continue to cover the twists and turns during this historic presidential election. With your help, we'll bring you hard-hitting investigations, well-researched analysis and timely takes you can't find elsewhere. Reporting in this current political climate is a responsibility we do not take lightly, and we thank you for your support.
The 2024 election is heating up, and women's rights, health care, voting rights, and the very future of democracy are all at stake. Donald Trump will face Joe Biden in the most consequential vote of our time. And HuffPost will be there, covering every twist and turn. America's future hangs in the balance. Would you consider contributing to support our journalism and keep it free for all during this critical season?
HuffPost believes news should be accessible to everyone, regardless of their ability to pay for it. We rely on readers like you to help fund our work. Any contribution you can make — even as little as $2 — goes directly toward supporting the impactful journalism that we will continue to produce this year. Thank you for being part of our story.
It's official: Donald Trump will face Joe Biden this fall in the presidential election. As we face the most consequential presidential election of our time, HuffPost is committed to bringing you up-to-date, accurate news about the 2024 race. While other outlets have retreated behind paywalls, you can trust our news will stay free.
But we can't do it without your help. Reader funding is one of the key ways we support our newsroom. Would you consider making a donation to help fund our news during this critical time? Your contributions are vital to supporting a free press.
As Americans head to the polls in 2024, the very future of our country is at stake. At HuffPost, we believe that a free press is critical to creating well-informed voters. That's why our journalism is free for everyone, even though other newsrooms retreat behind expensive paywalls.
Our journalists will continue to cover the twists and turns during this historic presidential election. With your help, we'll bring you hard-hitting investigations, well-researched analysis and timely takes you can't find elsewhere. Reporting in this current political climate is a responsibility we do not take lightly, and we thank you for your support.
Thank you for your past contribution to HuffPost. We are sincerely grateful for readers like you who help us ensure that we can keep our journalism free for everyone.
The stakes are high this year, and our 2024 coverage could use continued support. Would you consider becoming a regular HuffPost contributor?
Dear HuffPost Reader
Thank you for your past contribution to HuffPost. We are sincerely grateful for readers like you who help us ensure that we can keep our journalism free for everyone.
The stakes are high this year, and our 2024 coverage could use continued support. If circumstances have changed since you last contributed, we hope you'll consider contributing to HuffPost once more.