Incroyable!

The Virginia DMV has just banned smiling on your license photo, ostensibly to help institute some awful - and doubtfully effective - facial recognition system. As they put it: "To prepare for the possibility of future security enhancements, we're asking customers to maintain a neutral expression." Further, "Naturally, the new software is programmed to reject attempts at exuberance or human warmth. "It will send an error message if it detects a non-neutral expression."

To add insult to injury, "State residents can no longer get their licenses and identification cards on the same day as their visits."