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Face ID Appears to Fail at Telling Apart Brothers Who Aren't Twins in New Videos [Updated]
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Physical keyboards weren’t broken either. It’s called pushing into the future.
Sure, but this machine should learn pretty quickly that I have one face, and that changes to that face don't happen in rapid succession (facial hair, weight gain, etc. If glasses can trip it up that easily...
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If the future is screen burn-in, color shifting, and slower unlocks due to facial recognition, I don't want to push any further into the future...
Think of it as setting up two peoples thumbs for Touch ID. It takes multiple scans while setting up Face ID. Simply scan yours, then your brothers. Immediately use it to record a video and watch your YouTube video go viral.
Right, I do have two thumbs, but only ever could I have one face. If they are legit, I know if he handed the phone to his brother, his brother would not unlock it via fingerprint. These guys look pretty innocent, with that fish tank and some baby making noises in the background.
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Everyone knows all tech has flaws that allow unauthorized access. Do you own a computer? Guess what? They can ALL be broken into.
Look, I think you’re sincerely missing the point. Someone here posted the article on these guys sharing what they did to “trick” Face ID. That should make it clearer.
Never ceases to amaze me how many people are terrified of change yet bitch when the iPhone isn’t different enough.
How many people actually have issues of people trying to get into their phones? I mean really?
Found the guy who hasn't tried Face ID!Very happy with my Touch ID.
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You know you are talking about a company that stood up to the FBI right? This isn't Google or Facebook.
dopender Looks the same
With the iPhone X now in the hands of thousands of customers around the world, many early adopters are putting Face ID to the test to see if Apple's facial authentication system is as secure as it advertises.
Apple says the probability that a random person in the population could look at someone else's iPhone X and unlock it using Face ID is approximately 1 in 1,000,000, compared to 1 in 50,000 for Touch ID, but it notes the probability of a false match is different for twins and siblings who look like you.
We've already seen that Face ID can be fooled by identical twins, and now a video shared on Reddit appears to confirm that Face ID can sometimes fail to distinguish between siblings who aren't twins but have similar appearances.
In the video, the sibling who set up Face ID on his iPhone X was able to unlock the device with his face as expected. Next, he handed the iPhone to his brother. Face ID didn't authenticate his brother's face upon first attempt, but once he put on a pair of black rim glasses, his face was able to unlock the iPhone X.
Apple has been very transparent that Face ID can be less reliable in these situations, so the video doesn't come across as a PR disaster in the making for the company. But, it does visualize that Face ID isn't 100 percent failproof.
For those concerned about the security of their iPhone X in these cases, Apple's only recommendation is to use a traditional passcode instead of Face ID for authentication. Unfortunately, at least for the time being, that means disabling one of the key new features of a smartphone that costs at least $1,000.
Update: A similar video has surfaced of two half-brothers unlocking the same iPhone X with Face ID. The younger brother is supposedly 14 years old.
Not only do the siblings look somewhat similar, but Apple said probability of a false match is also different among children under the age of 13, because their distinct facial features may not have fully developed. Perhaps the 14-year-old brother falls within that category, even if slightly older.
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Well that I remember of just one off case. Who knows background reality.
Soon that tech would be present in every smartphone and then street cams and ......
You are absolutely right. That's how it workes. But sometimes we have to take a step back because what we did was not working. That also all the time happens. FaceID is the wrong way for many reasons and Apple will realize that soon.
Ok something is weird, watch that 2nd video again of the older brother and younger one, watch closely at 16 seconds at the X at the very top there is bleed over of the older guys number 5 on his shirt, look closely in slow motion because why would the color white from the #5 from his shirt bleed into the front of the screen at the very top cut out of the iPhone X. I think this 2nd video might be bogus.
You don’t believe the video of the half brother unlocking the phone? Or you refuse to believe that technology can be fallible?
Nonsense. This isn’t some samsung knockoff that gets fooled by a printed photo. These guys look near identical and he handed it off after setting it up. as you really should know if you purport to be up to date on apple tech, it uses ML over time to establish you. immediately handing it to your near twin is just being silly.
let me know when your knockoffs have anywhere near this level of quality. i’ll wait.