To get past the limitations of ordinary facial matching software, Facebook’s researchers have managed to find a way to build 3D models of faces from a photo, which can then be rotated to provide matching of the same face captured at different angles. In the past, facial recognition via computer could be pretty easily foiled if a subject is simply tilting their head in a slightly different direction.

Facebook’s DeepFace Project Nears Human Accuracy In Identifying Faces | TechCrunch Wednesday, March 19, 2014 @ 8:58pm