I don’t want my kids unlocking my phone. Touch ID prevents this. If FaceID can’t, that’s a serious problem IMO.
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10-Year-Old Unlocks Face ID on His Mother's iPhone X as Questionable Mask Spoofing Surfaces
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Click bait, and in other news, Samsung is making more money off of iPhone 8 /x Sales vs their own Galaxy phones.....
Apple said there would be one in a million anomalies. I am pretty sure they have sold more than one million iPhones.
Besides, her son could qualify as a "twin".
Besides, her son could qualify as a "twin".
And what would you have instead? Iris scanners? You must really hate technology or be a massive Apple hater to crap on the tech behind Face ID. This is all getting a bit stale there champApple and apologists could positive spin it as a 'family emergency access' feature.
What facts? I do not recall family members unlocking Touch ID left and right after it was introduced. Do you have any evidence of that?
The release of TouchID was followed immediately by supposed proofs of concept for fooling it with artificial fingerprints. This obviously was a huge TouchID fail because after that lots of phones were opened with duplicated fingerprints. Or none at all, it is so hard to remember.
To be fair he looks like a mini-me of his mother. You could face swap them and nobody would notice (not even FaceID).
So far I like Face ID personally much more seamless experience. Also don’t mind the new gestures, and enjoy the screen. All these complaints are overblown IMHO.
Apple that if you have a kid under 13, you should use face Id.
A new video has surfaced of a 10-year-old child unlocking his mother's iPhone X with his face even though Face ID was set up with her face.
The parents, Attaullah Malik and Sana Sherwani, said their fifth-grade son Ammar Malik simply picked up his mother's new iPhone X without permission and, to their surprise, unlocked the device with his very first glance.The younger Malik was then consistently able to unlock his mother's iPhone X, according to his parents. He was even able to unlock his father's iPhone X, but only on one attempt, which he has since been unable to replicate.
WIRED reporter Andy Greenberg suggested that Sherwani re-register her face to see what would happen. Upon doing so, the iPhone X no longer allowed Ammar access. Interestingly, after Sherwani tried registering her face again a few hours later in the same indoor, nighttime lighting conditions in which she first set up her iPhone X, the son was able to regain access with his face.
The parents clarified that no one ever entered the iPhone X's passcode after any of the failed unlocking attempts. That's important, since when Face ID fails to recognize you beyond a certain threshold, and you immediately enter a passcode, the TrueDepth camera takes another capture to improve its reliability.
Apple explains in its Face ID security paper:Given no passcode was ever entered, we can assume that Face ID never learned and adjusted for the son's face.
The same Face ID security paper distinctly states that the probability of a false match is higher among children under the age of 13, because their distinct facial features may not have fully developed. Given the child is only 10 years old, and Apple's information, what's shown in the video isn't a surprising flaw.
Nevertheless, the video is further evidence that Face ID isn't 100 percent foolproof given just the right circumstances. If you are concerned about this, Apple merely recommends using only a passcode to authenticate.
In related news, Vietnamese security firm Bkav recently shared a video in which it was able to spoof Face ID with a mask. The video is generating headlines since Apple said Face ID uses sophisticated anti-spoofing neural networks to minimize its chances of being spoofed, including with a mask.
The mask was supposedly crafted by combining 3D printing with makeup and 2D images, with some special processing done on the cheeks and around the face. Bkav said the supplies to make it cost roughly $150.
We're skeptical about the video given the lack of accompanying details. For instance, Bkav hasn't specified whether it disabled Face ID's default "Require Attention" feature, which provides an additional layer of security by verifying that you are looking at the iPhone before authentication is granted.
Even if the video is legitimate, it's hardly something that the average person should be concerned about. The chances of someone creating such a sophisticated mask of your facial features would seem extremely slim.
Apple so far has not responded to the videos, beyond pointing reporters to its existing Face ID security paper we linked to above.
Article Link: 10-Year-Old Unlocks Face ID on His Mother's iPhone X as Questionable Mask Spoofing Surfaces
But who's going to read that?
Of course its just my opinion, but I'm willing to believe that it's highly unlikely that the majority of children could unlock their parents iPhone with Face ID. Given the circumstances of this article, this doesn't change my perception that Face ID is any less secure based off this specific scenario.
Minus the hair they look identical anyway, same genies too.....lol..family members watch out!!!
As these always do, on purpose. It’s all about spreading Apple FUD.
Apple said you should not use face id if you have a kid under 13.
A new video has surfaced of a 10-year-old child unlocking his mother's iPhone X with his face even though Face ID was set up with her face.
The parents, Attaullah Malik and Sana Sherwani, said their fifth-grade son Ammar Malik simply picked up his mother's new iPhone X without permission and, to their surprise, unlocked the device with his very first glance.The younger Malik was then consistently able to unlock his mother's iPhone X, according to his parents. He was even able to unlock his father's iPhone X, but only on one attempt, which he has since been unable to replicate.
WIRED reporter Andy Greenberg suggested that Sherwani re-register her face to see what would happen. Upon doing so, the iPhone X no longer allowed Ammar access. Interestingly, after Sherwani tried registering her face again a few hours later in the same indoor, nighttime lighting conditions in which she first set up her iPhone X, the son was able to regain access with his face.
The parents clarified that no one ever entered the iPhone X's passcode after any of the failed unlocking attempts. That's important, since when Face ID fails to recognize you beyond a certain threshold, and you immediately enter a passcode, the TrueDepth camera takes another capture to improve its reliability.
Apple explains in its Face ID security paper:Given no passcode was ever entered, we can assume that Face ID never learned and adjusted for the son's face.
The same Face ID security paper distinctly states that the probability of a false match is higher among children under the age of 13, because their distinct facial features may not have fully developed. Given the child is only 10 years old, and Apple's information, what's shown in the video isn't a surprising flaw.
Nevertheless, the video is further evidence that Face ID isn't 100 percent foolproof given just the right circumstances. If you are concerned about this, Apple merely recommends using only a passcode to authenticate.
In related news, Vietnamese security firm Bkav recently shared a video in which it was able to spoof Face ID with a mask. The video is generating headlines since Apple said Face ID uses sophisticated anti-spoofing neural networks to minimize its chances of being spoofed, including with a mask.
The mask was supposedly crafted by combining 3D printing with makeup and 2D images, with some special processing done on the cheeks and around the face. Bkav said the supplies to make it cost roughly $150.
We're skeptical about the video given the lack of accompanying details. For instance, Bkav hasn't specified whether it disabled Face ID's default "Require Attention" feature, which provides an additional layer of security by verifying that you are looking at the iPhone before authentication is granted.
Even if the video is legitimate, it's hardly something that the average person should be concerned about. The chances of someone creating such a sophisticated mask of your facial features would seem extremely slim.
Apple so far has not responded to the videos, beyond pointing reporters to its existing Face ID security paper we linked to above.
Article Link: 10-Year-Old Unlocks Face ID on His Mother's iPhone X as Questionable Mask Spoofing Surfaces
These people who claim to spoof Face ID aren't telling the whole story.
This should not happen. The device is fundamentally broken. People live in families, not random crowds. iPhone X is Apple's most stupid phone ever. Apple screwed up, big time. Stop blaming the users. iPhone X should work correctly out of the box first time, every time. It should work optimally once the face is setup and registered. It doesn't. Touch ID is clearly more secure. Why didn't they just persist with TouchID.
Simple fix. If you are worried about it, don't use it. I always thought of touch id and now face id as a middle ground anyway, like a compromise between the security of a passcode and the convenience of quickly opening your phone. If security is of the upmost importance, you would only use the passcode and surely wouldn't hand your phone over to someone else anyway. For the rest of us, the minuscule chance of a security breach is far outweighed by the convenience of something like face id and not really any different than every time you give your card to a waiter at a restaurant.
Face ID is a hell of a lot better than entering a password, and much easier than using Touch ID. If I lose my phone, It will keep people out until I can remotely wipe it. Not concerned at all.
Apple and apologists could positive spin it as a 'family emergency access' feature.
In the same way that Samsung and apologists could spin the Note 7 fiasco as 'Emergency hand warming feature'