在2018年底，第2家本土銀行宣布，採用臉部辨識（facial recognition）技術的提款服務上路，連同歐洲萬事達卡自拍付款、日本將在2020奧運用以管控賽事，代表商業化腳步加快了。這項技術被簡稱為刷臉，連用字都刻意親民。
【臉部辨識淺談】
■facial recognition 臉部辨識
A：Some local banks just rolled out facial recognition system equipped ATMs in Taiwan.
（有些銀行開始啟用臉部辨識的ATM提款服務。）
B：It not only provides speedy transactions, but also wards off fraud such as stolen cards and identity theft.
（刷臉提供快速交易，也防止卡片被竊。）
■authentication 認證
A：Some are concerned about whether the technology can truly differentiate identical twins.
（有人懷疑，這項科技能否成功辨識雙胞胎。）
B：That's why second-factor authentication, such as a PIN or finger print scan, is still required.
（因此認證過程常也須輸入密碼或指紋辨識。）
■to spearhead 領頭、領導
A：Currently, China is spearheading the use of facial recognition in several applications, from commerce to surveillance.
（目前中國領先臉部辨識的商業和監控等應用領域。）
B：Despite people's concerns of privacy invasion, facial recognition is certainly a game changer.
（儘管有隱私的顧慮，臉部辨識將是改變遊戲規則的代表。）
【延伸關鍵字】
1. to ward off：防止
2. to roll out：展開
3. cutting-edge：尖端的
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