Facial recognition data is a key to your identity – if stolen, you can’t just change the locks
2 months ago by Alas Poor Erinaceus to c/privacy
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After presenting biometrics, you should always be prompted for a password
Have there been actual studies done against the various facial recognition technologies out there right now to see what the minimal adjustments are to break it, and following that, to successfully and reliably be recognized as a specific other person?
Just change your face if it gets leaked, duh.
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Well at least some years ago, Apple's face ID stopped working when I got bracers. I'm guessing the models are better now, though
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A place to discuss privacy and freedom in the digital world.
Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.
In this community everyone is welcome to post links and discuss topics related to privacy.
Some Rules
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- Don't promote proprietary software
- Try to keep things on topic
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This is why biometric verification was always a bad idea
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