find your perfect shelter dog

[lph]

Awww. This is so cute :)

Face analyzing software to match you to your perfect dog, complete with cool graphics and sound:

http://www.doggelganger.co.nz/

[Biciclista]

it's cute but not very accurate. the odds of me ever wanting a Mastiff are in the millions to one...

[lph]

you look like a mastiff?? :D

[westtexas]

you look like a mastiff?? :D

Hahah that made me giggle.

They paired me with some kind of terrier mix thing. Too bad the personality of the dog is not considered in this or a terrier would be the LAST choice it would make for me!

[skinimini]

I supposedly look like a pit bull--note: I have long, very curly brown hair!

[TsPoet]

I tried 3 different pics of myself, it never accepted a single one of them to even go on! I even got out my iphone and took a closeup photo of just my head - no go :(

[Owlie]

I supposedly look like a pit bull--note: I have long, very curly brown hair!

I seem to look like a pit bull mix too.

[OakLeaf]

You are aware that all these apps that match your face to dogs/celebrities/who knows what are just collecting facial recognition points that they then sell, right?

[TsPoet]

You are aware that all these apps that match your face to dogs/celebrities/who knows what are just collecting facial recognition points that they then sell, right?

I tried to look this up on snopes and others and can't find any reference true or false - do you have a source for this?

[maillotpois]

I got a mastiff mix puppy who is so wonderful looking I would go get him right now if he weren't in New Zealand.!

[Owlie]

It's run by Mars (of Mars Bar fame), so presumably they make pet food as well...

[OakLeaf]

I tried to look this up on snopes and others and can't find any reference true or false - do you have a source for this?

Well, I can't find the most recent couple of stories that DH and I were just talking about last week, but here are a few:

https://www.pcworld.com/article/229742/why_facebooks_facial_recognition_is_creepy.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/aug/03/facebook-facial-recognition-privacy-germany
http://gizmodo.com/5831119/police-used-facial-recognition-software-to-id-suspects-in-uk-riots
http://articles.latimes.com/2011/aug/21/business/la-fi-facial-recognition-20110821


And EPIC's somewhat dated but more general page: https://epic.org/privacy/facerecognition/

Basically, there's one general principle that I've referenced before: if you're receiving something from a for-profit business and you're not paying for it, you are the product being sold. It's all well and good that these things are amusing, but that they're amusing isn't why the companies give them to you for free.

[TsPoet]

Well, I can't find the most recent couple of stories that DH and I were just talking about last week, but here are a few:

https://www.pcworld.com/article/229742/why_facebooks_facial_recognition_is_creepy.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/aug/03/facebook-facial-recognition-privacy-germany
http://gizmodo.com/5831119/police-used-facial-recognition-software-to-id-suspects-in-uk-riots
http://articles.latimes.com/2011/aug/21/business/la-fi-facial-recognition-20110821


And EPIC's somewhat dated but more general page: https://epic.org/privacy/facerecognition/

Basically, there's one general principle that I've referenced before: if you're receiving something from a for-profit business and you're not paying for it, you are the product being sold. It's all well and good that these things are amusing, but that they're amusing isn't why the companies give them to you for free.

well, I read the Guardian, Gizmodo, and Epic articles and don't see what you are talking about. None of these indicate that this site, or any others, are using these uploaded faces for anything. Facebook tried to apparently - but for what I'm not quite sure, to pull more people in I guess.
They indicate people are afraid someone might.

[Biciclista]

i think it's pretty innocent, geared at trying to get homes for dogs.

[bmccasland]

I got a mutt: "medium mixed breed." Am rather partial to mutts, just didn't think I looked like one! :o

Max was kind of cute.

[TsPoet]

I've now tried 4 different pictures of myself and using the camera on my mac 3 times - it only even tried to match me up once!
Guess I'm safe from facial recognition software :o

[ladyicon]

He he he, this was very cute. I was matched with a heeler

[channlluv]

My perfect match puppy looks just like DH's and my first dog that we adopted together when we were newly married. I miss her. She was an awesome dog, and apparently a Staffordshire Bull Terrier.

Roxy

[Roadtrip]

Mine paired me with a German Shepard. My heritage is German (Moser/Mosier), so I found it sorta interesting, my (Great-Great-Great-Great) Grandfather came over in the early 1800's.

Shannon