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Re:iPhone X by jandrese on Tuesday September 12, 2017 @05:51PM (#15233189)
I wonder what the odds are of someone unlocking your phone with a picture of your face? I've heard lots of biometrics companies say that their system is immune to such simple hacks in the past, only to immediately fall to such simple hacks in testing.
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Re:iPhone X by conception on Tuesday September 12, 2017 @06:30PM (#15233540)
I believe it uses an IR camera, or similar tech, defeat that, sensing depth. Kinect style. A photo won't defeat it.
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Re:iPhone X by pls2halp on Tuesday September 12, 2017 @06:21PM (#15233473)
This time they’ve got an infrared sensore, as well as two cameras with different focal lengths, so they should be fine.
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