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iPhone X Face ID unlocks with family member's face
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skywalkerr69
macrumors 6502a
I’m so sick of these videos. If you need to worry about your son unlocking your phone. You have bigger issues than Face ID.
swarlos
Suspended
Having 'bigger issues' than something doesn't negate that thing....
sulpfiction
macrumors 68040
Are u kidding me? This video has nothing to do about the mother’s privacy and everything to do with Face ID security. I’ll be ya Touch ID wouldn’t have allowed her son to unlock her phone.
Applejuiced
macrumors Westmere
Hold on, are you joking?
A video showing the un-dependability of face ID bothers you but not the point of how insecure this new tech currently is?
You're ok with someone unlocking and gaining access to a device that they are not supposed to in the first place?
A true security measure would/should lock and make the device inaccessible to anyone including kids, siblings or people that might look like you.
This would never happen with a fingerprint but yet some think that this is more secure than touch ID? Not.
Looks like Apple fed us some BS about this being more secure than touch ID because clearly its not.
Thanks for posting this crap again. It's already been posted. It's also been debunked. When she redid her face in better lighting, her son could no longer get into it.
Ntombi
macrumors 68040
If you're too lazy to search and realize this has already been posted, then I'm not giving you a link.
As is your response ... as is the reason this thread was created. You've also already been given a link above.
Applejuiced
macrumors Westmere
Why would lighting have anything to do with giving someone else access in the device besides the original owner?
This is supposed to be infrared right? So weather during light or dark background shouldn't make a difference.
Sounds to me like excuses behind the reality of this new face recognition tech.
Ntombi
macrumors 68040
Okay, then redoing her face again made it so her son couldn't get in. I think the point is to make sure you get an accurate face identification given the similarities that offspring have to their parents ... and in this case ... her son looks VERY much like her. Nobody is making excuses. The issue isn't common enough to be a widespread issue.
That's not debunked. They just determined the correct conditions for the issue to arise and how to possibly fix the issue.
It's not false that he could unlock the phone after his mom registered her face in certain, normal life conditions.
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I was asking where it had been 'debunked'
...some no name blog claims 'debunked' when it's clearly not false what happened and was repeatable under a re-registered face.
It also worked on his dad's phone.
Applejuiced
macrumors Westmere
Yes, but how would anyone know that they need to redo their face again in order not to let others faces to unlock and get in?
So what you're saying is all your relatives that might look like you could possibly get access to your devices?
How is that 1 in a million chances like Apple tried selling us during their keynote?
There's tons of videos with people that look similar but are not even related getting access to their iphone X.
And then offcourse when it comes to identical twins you can forget about any security there. They have different fingerprints but not different looking faces.
Again that's 1 in a millions chances of letting the wrong person in?
Yep, not widespread but the first responses here are "I'm sick of these videos" - seems common enough to rile people up
Why do you care so much?
What riles people up is when someone posts the same video that's already been discussed to death, not necessarily the content of the video. And also the person that made the thread not caring that they are making a duplicate thread. That's also annoying.
Apple_Robert
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MacRumors already did an article on this. The forum has a search feature for a reason. Use it.
PBz
macrumors 68030
Someone who apparently hasn’t gotten the email notification from Amazon that their 4 year old bought a $200 LEGO train set.
Applejuiced
macrumors Westmere
Lol 😀
Are you serious? Why do I care so much?
What do you expect me to make excuses and pass it off as its ok and dandy like you and a few others try to do?
Apple is putting out security that's unreliable and people that are not supposed to gain access could get in my phone and my banking apps, and go shopping using my apple pay cards and everything else and Im supposed to be ok with that and not talk about it?
They're planning on phasing out touch ID fingerprint technology that is more reliable, faster and secure for this nonsense?
That's nuts.
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