"New Jersey Bans Smiling in Driver's License Photos" : Othor Games

» Fri Sep 21, 2012 5:21 pm

Going to the department of motor vehicles can put a frown on anyone's face, but for New Jersey residents, smiling is officially against the rules.
The New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission has cracked down on drivers smiling in their driver's license photos because their smiles could interfere with new http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/video/fbi-facial-recognition-software-street-cameras-crime-17197593.

http://news.yahoo.com/jersey-bans-smiling-drivers-license-photos-200155700--abc-news-topstories.html

Though I do not drive yet and hence I don't have a license but I do have a California ID which other than it being 2 years old, I do happen to be smiling in the picture. I know this is NJ but it is not far fetched for this to happen in any other state if that one state does carry out a similar law.

Aside from all that, all this for facial recognition software...

EDIT: For the record, I dont care about the law itself, I only am concern about it being put against you for false readings and such on the facial software thingy...

Thoughts?

» Fri Sep 21, 2012 3:20 pm

you live in new jersey what would you have to be happy about?

» Fri Sep 21, 2012 5:58 pm

You can't smile showing teeth over here in Indiana, but they let you do a little smile. It helps make your photo not look like a mugshot, but not by much. I don't much care, to be perfectly honest.

you live in new jersey what would you have to be happy about?

» Fri Sep 21, 2012 12:29 pm

you live in new jersey what would you have to be happy about?

» Fri Sep 21, 2012 4:12 pm

You can't smile showing teeth up here in Indiana, but they let you do a little smile. It helps make your photo not look like a mugshot, but not by much. I don't much care, to be perfectly honest.

I didn't know it was possible to have a Driver's License photo that didn't look like a mugshot.

» Fri Sep 21, 2012 7:52 pm

We've never been allowed to smile on our driver's license here in Norway. I still managed to look sixy though.

» Fri Sep 21, 2012 9:36 am

For the record, I dont care about the law itself, I only am concern about it being put against you for false readings and such on the facial software thingy...

» Fri Sep 21, 2012 4:52 pm

Glad I dont live in Jersey. I just got my new license on turning 21 and it turned out to be a good photo with me smiling. My old photo looked like a mug shot.

For the record, I dont care about the law itself, I only am concern about it being put against you for false readings and such on the facial software thingy...

Yea but it seems like that would only go so far if they tried you for a crime based on facial recognition if it was an error.

» Fri Sep 21, 2012 10:40 am

We've never been allowed to smile on our driver's license here in Norway. I still managed to look sixy though.

"Wait! can you point the camera at my good side?"

» Fri Sep 21, 2012 11:27 am

Drivers License photos are mug shots.... just sayin'.

» Fri Sep 21, 2012 9:08 pm

"Wait! can you point the camera at my good side?"

We have to take the pictures ourselves in photo booths located at the local station where you get your license. :hubbahubba:

» Fri Sep 21, 2012 9:28 pm

We have to take the pictures ourselves in photo booths located at the local station where you get your license. :hubbahubba:

You get to take your own pistures? Well that would explain how it was possible to get your photo even half way decent.

» Fri Sep 21, 2012 10:24 pm

You get to take your own pistures? Well that would explain how it was possible to get your photo even half way decent.

Yep, it's pretty nice. You are only limited to a few photos though, before you have to accept the one you're happy with and leave the booth. Since I'm a genius though, I left the booth and went right back in to give it a second go, completely disregarding the queue. It's quite difficult making the picture decent, even when you're the one taking it. :hehe:

» Fri Sep 21, 2012 6:10 pm

Passports are the same way. I figured the asme would apply to driver's licences everywhere too. Smiling is for kids anyways! Grow up people!

» Fri Sep 21, 2012 2:36 pm

No smiling in any government documents here in Canada, or perhaps it's just Ontario.

» Fri Sep 21, 2012 2:32 pm

Passports are the same way. I figured the asme would apply to driver's licences everywhere too. Smiling is for kids anyways! Grow up people!

Being happy is for young people!

*Grumbles about interest rates*

» Fri Sep 21, 2012 10:25 am

you live in new jersey what would you have to be happy about?

Lotta hatin goin on in this thread.......... :stare:

» Fri Sep 21, 2012 9:01 am

Lotta hatin goin on in this thread.......... :stare:

You don't seem very happy.

» Fri Sep 21, 2012 7:35 pm

Lotta hatin goin on in this thread.......... :stare:

lets just say no one would stop a foreign country from starting their invasion in NJ. We'd wait til it was wiped out then start the counter-offensive.

» Fri Sep 21, 2012 8:57 am

lets just say no one would stop a foreign country from starting their invasion in NJ. We'd wait til it was wiped out then start the counter-offensive. :tongue:

» Fri Sep 21, 2012 11:12 am

No smiling in any government documents here in Canada, or perhaps it's just Ontario.

You live in Ontario too? :banana:

lets just say no one would stop a foreign country from starting their invasion in NJ. We'd wait til it was wiped out then start the counter-offensive. :tongue:

Quote of the hour goes to Chef Kronus!

» Fri Sep 21, 2012 1:40 pm

I never smiled in mine anyways. :shrug:

» Fri Sep 21, 2012 8:31 am

Now if only they'd ban http://www.mtv.com/onair/jersey_shore/photos/cast/SG3_0024.jpg.

» Fri Sep 21, 2012 7:21 pm

Now if only they'd ban http://www.mtv.com/onair/jersey_shore/photos/cast/SG3_0024.jpg.

It's been canceled if that helps.

» Fri Sep 21, 2012 12:17 pm

It's been canceled if that helps.

It does, but it doesn't erase the memories.