Facial recognition software emphasizes some portion of facial features. It is not a question of resolution or appearance.
To match a photo there must be a software enhanced picture that is compared with another facial recognition image.
My daughter on the East Coast has a close friend who writes some of that software.
>>My daughter on the East Coast has a close friend who writes some of that software.
Well all I can say is your daughters friend might know a little something about it, but your understanding is quite flawed.
These images are more than sufficient to use for facial recognition.