Why the iPhone 8's facial recognition could be a privacy disaster

There are few things more personal than a face. Every wrinkle, blemish, and freckle combine to tell a person's story — an interactive and ever-changing map of one's self unspooling over time. 

Oh, and if smartphone manufactures have their way, that map will also soon be the preeminent key to your digital life. Unfortunately, that's a problem.  

Mashable spoke with about half a dozen experts who expressed concern that the push toward some form of facial-recognition tech will not only present an untold number of privacy concerns, but will actually make our devices less secure. Basically, it's a lose-lose situation — albeit one that the smartphone makers of the world seem all too excited to drag us into. Read more...