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Re:Chaos Computer Clubs Breaks Iris Recognition System of th... by tboughen on Tuesday May 23, 2017 @12:04PM (#14402355)
If someone with a glass eye is using a smartphone then one would suspect they are seeing their other, real, eye. This can then be scanned as normal.
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Re:Chaos Computer Clubs Breaks Iris Recognition System of th... by wlesieutre on Tuesday May 23, 2017 @12:10PM (#14402421)
You'd think so, but iPhones are incredibly useful to blind people.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/david-pogue-on-iphone-voiceov...

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Re:Chaos Computer Clubs Breaks Iris Recognition System of th... by eric_h on Tuesday May 23, 2017 @04:34PM (#14405070)
The first time I saw a blind person using an iPhone on the subway (years ago, I think it was an iPhone 4), I was completely blown away at how much he could do with it.

Personally I think apple should allow you to turn the backlight for the screen off entirely for their use. Perfect over the shoulder privacy and better battery life to boot!

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Re:Chaos Computer Clubs Breaks Iris Recognition System of th... by jonchang on Tuesday May 23, 2017 @07:57PM (#14406512)
It's called "Screen Curtain" and it's been around for a long time.
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