Hyper-realistic face masks in a live passport-checking task
Robertson, David J. and Sanders, Jet G. and Towler, Alice and Kramer, Robin S. S. and Spowage, Josh and Byrne, Ailish and Burton, A. Mike and Jenkins, Rob (2020) Hyper-realistic face masks in a live passport-checking task. Perception, 49 (3). pp. 298-309. ISSN 0301-0066 (https://doi.org/10.1177/0301006620904614)
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Abstract
Hyper-realistic face masks have been used as disguises in at least one border crossing and in numerous criminal cases. Experimental tests using these masks have shown that viewers accept them as real faces under a range of conditions. Here, we tested mask detection in a live identity verification task. Fifty-four visitors at the London Science Museum viewed a mask wearer at close range (2 m) as part of a mock passport check. They then answered a series of questions designed to assess mask detection, while the masked traveller was still in view. In the identity matching task, 8% of viewers accepted the mask as matching a real photo of someone else, and 82% accepted the match between masked person and masked photo. When asked if there was any reason to detain the traveller, only 13% of viewers mentioned a mask. A further 11% picked disguise from a list of suggested reasons. Even after reading about mask-related fraud, 10% of viewers judged that the traveller was not wearing a mask. Overall, mask detection was poor and was not predicted by unfamiliar face matching performance. We conclude that hyper-realistic face masks could go undetected during live identity checks.
ORCID iDs
Robertson, David J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8393-951X, Sanders, Jet G., Towler, Alice, Kramer, Robin S. S., Spowage, Josh, Byrne, Ailish, Burton, A. Mike and Jenkins, Rob;-
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Item type: Article ID code: 71360 Dates: DateEvent1 March 2020Published3 February 2020Published Online7 January 2020AcceptedSubjects: Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > Psychology Department: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > Psychological Sciences and Health > Psychology Depositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 05 Feb 2020 15:09 Last modified: 11 Nov 2024 12:35 URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/71360