No, it didn't. This would involve special hardware feature to actually make it secure.
Yes it did. One of the unlocking choice was facial recognition. With or without liveness check. Was actually pretty accurate and fast.
No, it didn't. This would involve special hardware feature to actually make it secure.
Question 1: Will it unlock with an image, or does it require a real face (pun intended) 99.99% of attempts?
No touch id no buy.
I'll go further than that.No touch id no buy.
I doubt if facial recognition will usurp Touch ID in the immediate future.
Apple's acquisitions rarely result in quick technology redeployment. Siri took a couple of years to emerge as an iOS feature and so did impact of the PA Semi acquisition. Same with the acquisition of mapping technology companies. These acquisitions take years to integrate.
This acquisition could be used in multiple ways, including improving face recognition in Photos. Also, the technology could be adapted for mapping or text recognition to identify businesses, signage, etc.
If it deployed as biometric identification technology, it doesn't necessarily mean the demise of Touch ID. Apple may choose to use it as optional two-factor biometric security: facial recognition + Touch ID combined provide stronger security than either alone.
Those are just some of my quick observations on a Sunday morning. My guess is that Apple's senior management has put more thought into the matter before they chose to acquire this company.
Yes, but it could also be an aquisition for patents. Apple could have in-house tech ready for launch, but didn' t have the patents yet to release it, and have other patents for future use.
What is the point? To make changes in settings to disable the facial recog after stealing it, would require an additional face scan.Maybe I'm overly paranoid (ok, I am overly paranoid) but it would seem that this would allow someone to grab my phone, point it at my face and run off with an unlocked phone. Maybe a time delay would help prevent that but then that would introduce a negative usability issue.
Bill
What makes you think that? Are there any past examples of this add-on redundancy from Apl? With MSFT I could add on a Type Keyboard with fingerprint (For Sp3 users mainly) ...that would be redundant.
In reality they take away and/or replace. Additional layer of security is a given with facial id as it is 4-5x better and the device itself is the other factor of ID. A lesser fingerprint is redundant...hence toast (saves cost, increases margins, creates a differential for older design).. Look at headphone jack loss, same thing.
This is tremendously exciting. It's a shame that Applephone---sorry, Apple---doesn't have the money or human resources to do anything but tinker with the iPhone. A real shame.
Have they pulled the plug on the Mac yet?
Apple has bought Israeli startup RealFace, a cybersecurity and machine learning firm specializing in facial recognition technology.
The Times of Israel reported on Sunday that the Tel Aviv-based company, founded in 2014, was snapped up by Apple for an estimated $2 million, while Hebrew-language Calcalist said the deal was worth "several million dollars".
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RealFace's website is currently offline, but according to promotional material, the startup had developed a unique facial recognition technology that integrates artificial intelligence and "brings back human perception to digital processes". RealFace's software is said to use proprietary IP in the field of "frictionless face recognition" that allows for rapid learning from facial features.
The Israeli startup also developed a now-defunct app called Pickeez, which selected and collated a user's best photos across various platforms using the RealFace recognition software.
Demo of RealFace's face recognition software
According to iPhone 8 rumors, Apple may ditch Touch ID along with the physical home button, in favor of a facial recognition-capable front-facing 3D laser scanner, although with the RealFace acquisition coming at such a late time, it's unlikely that the any of the startup's technology will feature.
RealFace is the fourth Israel-based firm Apple is known to have acquired. In 2011 it bought flash memory maker Anobit for a reported $400 million, then in November 2013 it acquired 3D sensor company PrimeSense for an estimated $345 million. Most recently in 2015, Apple bought LinX for around $20 million.
Article Link: Apple Acquires Israeli Firm RealFace Specializing in Facial Recognition
Dear MR,
While I enjoy these articles.... PLEASE stop mentioning the incredibly unlikely scenario of loss of TouchID.
Edit:
When TouchID came out; nobody was saying: "and Apple is removing the ability to use a passcode; you'll be forced to use this feature, whether it's buggy or not"- so I'm unsure why this time around everyone has glommed into this RIDICULOUS rumor, so far only postulated by a single "analyst", based here in America, that has no insider info, or ties w/ the production factories. It really reads like his personal opinion based on nothing other than that.... it's his opinion.
Yes it did. One of the unlocking choice was facial recognition. With or without liveness check. Was actually pretty accurate and fast.
Still glad you got that Mac tatoo?Troll post. There is no plan to kill Mac as Cook has said. you wouldn't even be able to code iPhone apps without a mac. Further Apple is making incredible advancements in other areas -- iPads, which outsell macs 2:1, the Watch, MacBooks, etc.
Btw, when is Tesla releasing a laptop? oh yeah, they only do one thing. At a loss.