Intel Unveils App That Opens Sites with User's Face

So now, they want to associate a face with a name ONLINE ... and this is supposed to be a good idea? All in the name of Progress and Security ... NO THANKS!

Say goodbye to passwords and hello to having your face open your favorite websites.

Chipmaker Intel has come up with tools to use biometrics — facial recognition — to replace passwords.

Intel's TrueKey app uses facial reognition to sign into
 websites .(Photo: Sean Fujiwara)

It introduced a new password manager app True Key at the Consumer Electronics Show this weekend. It plans to start previewing True Key this month.

The preview works with Windows computers and Android phones for facial recognition, but not on Apple devices. For the iPhone and iPad, True Key serves as a password manager--facial recognition will be added when the app launches to the general public later in the year.

Here's how it works: Download the app, register and take a photo of your face with your smartphone camera or webcam. Now, instead of opening up websites by typing in a password, True Key will do the work based on your image.

"Our goal is the elimination of passwords altogether," says Mark Hocking, a vice president with Intel Security.

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