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Many computer systems have facial recognition software, but does the system work for identical twins? Some facial recognition systems claim that twins can be recognized. The issue was discussed with the introduction of Apple’s iPhone X on September 12, 2017.

“Hmm…but what if someone got a nose job or something. would the facial recognition freak out? and what if you had a twin?” was posted on Twitter on March 26, 2008. “Except @saverqueen was complaining the other day that facial recognition sucks if you have a twin” was posted on Twitter on March 6, 2009.

“Unlocking your phone with facial recognition must suck if you’re a twin” was posted on Reddit—Shower Thoughts on September 14, 2017.

Wikipedia: Facial recognition system
A face recognition system is a computer application capable of identifying or verifying a person from a digital image or a video frame from a video source. One of the ways to do this is by comparing selected facial features from the image and a face database.

It is typically used in security systems and can be compared to other biometrics such as fingerprint or eye iris recognition systems. Recently, it has also become popular as a commercial identification and marketing tool.

Twitter
Christine Lu‏
@christinelu
Replying to @ryankuder
@ryankuder hmm…but what if someone got a nose job or something. would the facial recognition freak out? and what if you had a twin? :D
11:15 PM - 26 Mar 2008

Twitter
Melanie Baker‏
@melle
Replying to @JohnB
@JohnB @igrigorik Except @saverqueen was complaining the other day that facial recognition sucks if you have a twin. 😊
11:42 AM - 6 Mar 2009

Twitter
zachhurst‏
@zachhurst
I’m playing w/ Face beta, a facial recognition engine that auto-tags your photos on Facebook. Being a twin sucks! http://twitpic.com/7r1pr
6:06 PM - 18 Jun 2009

Twitter
Daniel‏
@PinkNylonHorse
Hate having a twin I can’t use the facial recognition on my phone!
9:22 AM - 3 Jan 2014

Twitter
Mitchell Beshears‏
@MitchellB_99
As a twin brother facial recognition on a phone is a curse #iphoneX
1:54 PM - 12 Sep 2017

Twitter
John Torr‏
@JATorrIndy
As a twin, I’m not sure about this facial recognition thing on the new iPhone.. #eviltwin
2:44 PM - 12 Sep 2017

Twitter
ryan mcgee‏
@ryacgee
#iPhoneX facial recognition is gonna suck if you have a twin
5:29 AM - 13 Sep 2017

Reddit—Shower Thoughts
Unlocking your phone with facial recognition must suck if you’re a twin
submitted September 14, 2017 by jeihkeih