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March 31, 2017 05:52 pm GMT
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Video shows you can fool Samsung Galaxy S8 face unlock with a photo
Samsung's Galaxy S8 has a nifty new feature that lets you unlock the phone using your face. It's fast and works really well, unlocking the phone almost instantly.
But how secure is the S8's face recognition for keeping your data from prying eyes? If this video is to be believed, not very.
In a Periscope video by Twitter user Marcianophone, the Galaxy S8's face recognition unlock feature is shown being easily fooled by a selfie.
To recap, user Marcianophone registered his face on a Galaxy S8 at Wednesday's Unpacked event. He then used another Galaxy S8 to snap a selfie and see if the original S8 would unlock with the photo. Read more...
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