Walt Disney1955
Well-Known Member
Nor should the innocent have to worry about it. It is a privacy issue which we are gladly giving up in the name of convenience. Hello Alexa?
-
Welcome to the WDWMAGIC.COM Forums!
Please take a look around, and feel free to sign up and join the community.
Do you think Disney will some day require facial scanning/recognition as part of its entry procedures?
- Thread starter Berret
- Start date
Nor should the innocent have to worry about it. It is a privacy issue which we are gladly giving up in the name of convenience. Hello Alexa?
According to the Walt Disney World website, the system scans a finger and converts the image into a "unique numerical value" that is tied to the ticket when it is used to re-enter or visit another park. The park doesn't store fingerprints and discards the scan "immediately,
awoogala
Well-Known Member
Well, they have worked on a little something...https://www.commercialintegrator.com/markets/disney-theme-park-video-surveillance-software/
"To put it simply: instead of identifying the full face of a person, the Disney theme park video surveillance software only identifies small rectangular sub-regions (patches) of a person’s face.
This allows for easier identification and tracking in poor lighting and background conditions and different camera angles due to the model recognizing not only the person’s identity, but also the spatial location of the sub-region.
After experimenting with the software, the research team found that the deep spatial pyramid software was more effective than the previously used detection systems. While park-goers may appreciate Disney’s focus on improving security, there will no doubt be backlash over privacy concerns. The New York City Police Department was sued this past May for not releasing documents related to its use of facial recognition technology."
"To put it simply: instead of identifying the full face of a person, the Disney theme park video surveillance software only identifies small rectangular sub-regions (patches) of a person’s face.
This allows for easier identification and tracking in poor lighting and background conditions and different camera angles due to the model recognizing not only the person’s identity, but also the spatial location of the sub-region.
After experimenting with the software, the research team found that the deep spatial pyramid software was more effective than the previously used detection systems. While park-goers may appreciate Disney’s focus on improving security, there will no doubt be backlash over privacy concerns. The New York City Police Department was sued this past May for not releasing documents related to its use of facial recognition technology."
Disneyfanman
Well-Known Member
Only after it becomes part of society to the point that it won’t turn off a lot of people. Probably someday but it will be awhile (years).
disney4life2008
Well-Known Member
I am pretty sure Disney has cameras installed at every entry point and someone monitoring every person going through every entrance.
Polydweller
Well-Known Member
Flat out no they don’t. They have a numerical number based on the scan and that number is calculated every time you enter a park. If the number matches you are in. The scan itself is immediately deleted. And, the number is only kept for a short duration. So, NO, they don’t have your fingerprints!!
Walt Disney1955
Well-Known Member
Very difficult to believe that, by the way. Why even bother using the fingerprint then? Sorry, people just don't understand how little privacy we have as a society today. We do it to ourselves, so whatever.
Polydweller
Well-Known Member
Well, believe it. They only use the scan to creat a number, period. The scan is not as unique as a fingerprint by far but unique enough that it’s unlikely two people with the same scan number will use the same ticket. It’s to ensure tickets aren’t being shared that’s all. Probably can’t convince you but instead of thinking fingerprint (because it isn’t that quality) think of it as a finger scan.
And what privacy issue. Only the number is stored, not the image so there is no privacy issue here. Disney would want to avoid that issue and law suit at all costs so they delete the scan immediately to prevent that.
draybook
Well-Known Member
I'd be happier if they'd upgrade to a belt system at bag check instead of Johnny Rottnfingers digging out all of my kids' stuff out of the diaper bag and then telling us to pack it back up while he strolls off to break. (Yes, that actually happened on our last day last Friday).
Parker in NYC
Well-Known Member
Absolutely.
Walt Disney1955
Well-Known Member
I sincerely hope so.
Maelstrom Troll
Well-Known Member
Nope
Jon81uk
Well-Known Member
Pretty sure they do still take pictures.
Last trip one of our finger scans didn't match so a CM with an iPad came over and could see a CCTV picture of the first time that ticket was used to enter a park, that could then verify it was the same person who used it.
Model3 McQueen
Well-Known Member
- In the Parks
- No
But what about the next gen magic bands?
Smiley/OCD
Well-Known Member
Disney might not come out and admit it, but I'm sure it's used within the parks on a regular basis. That is one reason why lost children are usually found fairly quickly. To the OP, up here in the northeast, most large shopping malls have cameras that photograph all licence plates as they enter the property. In 2020, with the security cameras, ring on front doors, etc., we will never have the anonymity that we once had as kids or as our parent had...it just a way of life in the post 9/11 world. That's one reason why there is no camera on my PC and no Alexa in our house.
BoarderPhreak
Well-Known Member
They already are, in some more rudimentary ways.
They have a numerical representation of a fingerprint - not actual fingerprints.
