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Re:iOS 11 Dock and Gesture Controls to Replace 'iPhone 8' Ho... by colinramsay on Wednesday August 30, 2017 @10:50AM (#15132548)
No. The main theory is that the sensors for face detection will be used for ID purposes since they couldn't get TouchID working _through_ the screen.
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Re:iOS 11 Dock and Gesture Controls to Replace 'iPhone 8' Ho... by alistairSH on Wednesday August 30, 2017 @11:24AM (#15132905)
And if you have an evil twin?
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Re:iOS 11 Dock and Gesture Controls to Replace 'iPhone 8' Ho... by zimpenfish on Wednesday August 30, 2017 @11:30AM (#15132961)
I was going to say that I thought the banks had already vetoed facial recognition for payments such as Apple Pay but it seems Lloyds (UK) are trialling account login using it which isn't that far off.
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