Still Waters Posted October 22, 2016 #1 Share Posted October 22, 2016 A Frenchman is fighting to overturn a ban on passport photos which show the person smiling, claiming the rule is keeping people depressed. A citizen who French media are calling "Thierry" has gone to court to challenge the regulation. He took up the case after his Mona Lisa-esque passport photo was rejected because it showed a "slightly ironic grimace that borders on a discreet smile", according to Le Parisien. The man, understood to be a 40-year-old senior civil servant, has accused the French state of "abuse of power". http://news.sky.com/story/man-goes-to-court-over-right-to-mona-lisa-passport-smile-10597993 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielost Posted October 22, 2016 #2 Share Posted October 22, 2016 why can't you smile on a passport. not that i smile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still Waters Posted October 22, 2016 Author #3 Share Posted October 22, 2016 7 minutes ago, danielost said: why can't you smile on a passport. not that i smile. It's to avoid confusing facial recognition scanners. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3541444.stm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielost Posted October 22, 2016 #4 Share Posted October 22, 2016 then fix the scanners. people auto. smile when getting their photos taken. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XenoFish Posted October 22, 2016 #5 Share Posted October 22, 2016 It's a passport Daniel, they need to be able to recognize your face with minimum effort. I think it's ridicules someone want special privilege to smile on a passport. They won't let you do it on a drivers license either. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aka CAT Posted October 22, 2016 #6 Share Posted October 22, 2016 5 hours ago, Still Waters said: A Frenchman is fighting to overturn a ban on passport photos which show the person smiling, claiming the rule is keeping people depressed. A citizen who French media are calling "Thierry" has gone to court to challenge the regulation. He took up the case after his Mona Lisa-esque passport photo was rejected because it showed a "slightly ironic grimace that borders on a discreet smile", according to Le Parisien. The man, understood to be a 40-year-old senior civil servant, has accused the French state of "abuse of power". http://news.sky.com/story/man-goes-to-court-over-right-to-mona-lisa-passport-smile-10597993 :-D Welcome back! 1 hour ago, XenoFish said: It's a passport Daniel, they need to be able to recognize your face with minimum effort. I think it's ridicules someone want special privilege to smile on a passport. They won't let you do it on a drivers license either. Being that there are cameras everywhere today, you'd think the surveillance state would try harder to recognize people's looking natural, i.e. unless they plan on outlawing smiling altogether. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XenoFish Posted October 22, 2016 #7 Share Posted October 22, 2016 (edited) 6 minutes ago, aka CAT said: Being that there are cameras everywhere today, you'd think the surveillance state would try harder to recognize people's looking natural, i.e. unless they plan on outlawing smiling altogether. Sometimes I wonder if you cut off your phone and internet they'd freak out. We can't track so-n-so. Edited October 22, 2016 by XenoFish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Likely Guy Posted October 23, 2016 #8 Share Posted October 23, 2016 10 hours ago, XenoFish said: It's a passport Daniel, they need to be able to recognize your face with minimum effort. I think it's ridicules someone want special privilege to smile on a passport. They won't let you do it on a drivers license either. The last two times I had my drivers license photo taken I had to remove my eyeglasses, even though I'm required to wear them while driving. ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XenoFish Posted October 23, 2016 #9 Share Posted October 23, 2016 I got to keep my glasses on but had to remove my hat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.ZZ. Posted October 23, 2016 #10 Share Posted October 23, 2016 All I know that is when you are vacation and you start looking like your passport photo it's time to go home. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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