That wouldn't be possible even with the full FaceID data. FaceID happens locally, not remotely. A malicious user would need to hack your phone at the hardware level to use this.
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Privacy Experts Raise Concerns Over iOS Developer Access to Certain Pieces of Facial Data
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That wouldn't be possible even with the full FaceID data. FaceID happens locally, not remotely. A malicious user would need to hack your phone at the hardware level to use this.
Your forgetting that apple said the the iPhone user needs to give permission. If it bothers you...just dont use it, its that simple. It's nice that Apple once again is giving users a choice.
FaceID relies on a mathematical representation of your face, not pictures and characteristics. It's very much like TouchID and I'm wondering why you've gathered otherwise. You can also be sure the numbers involved are encrypted to the device, stored in a secure enclave, and only work with that device.
So typing in passwords and keycodes instead of just placing a finger/looking into a camera. Sounds convenient.
Third parties will be asking for access to FaceID hardware (depth maps for things like animoji), not FaceID authentication. You can still use it to authenticate in this scenario, you would simply not allow third party access for other reasons.
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Why does this feel like deja-vo
I would have sworn I have read same concerns when Touch ID was first introduced.
I would have sworn I have read same concerns when Touch ID was first introduced.
“according to terms seen in a contract by Reuters”
What contract is this? I’d like to see the source so I can read it for myself. We’ve been burned too many times with developers or 3rd parties claiming something that turns out not to be true. And just like with Touch ID the media seems to have a vested interest in making people wary about the technology. Getting people all freaked out over something is good for clicks.
Most face recognition systems that are in use already, use general 2D photos, and use algorithms based on facial features, and their spacing. If you are posting selfies anywhere online, you are already adding to a database. How do you think your iPhone, Android phone, and other programs can create galleries And identify faces already?
Why aren’t these security advisors going after anyone producing a front facing camera?
True this provides more resolution, but I don’t see it as any new risk.
Why aren’t these security advisors going after anyone producing a front facing camera?
True this provides more resolution, but I don’t see it as any new risk.
You are ok with google knowing what part of an ad you are looking at? Whether and ad makes you smile or recoil in disgust? Adverstisers could take targeted advertising to another level.
But lets not stop there. What about something like Tinder? You think Tinder should be able to read the facial expression of users?? Should it know where a user eye is drawn to in the photos it looks at? Should the Tinder corporation know such stuff?
That assumes the following isn’t part of the picture.
Such a toggle will likely show up similar to existing permissions you grant.
Now if you are concerned, or, the application requires Face detection in order to function, simply don’t use it.
This is the best reply to this entire threadHave you been using the iOS 11 calculator?
Lets be clear, there is no:
"relative ease" with which developers can gain access to parts of a user's facial data
It's being allowed by Apple. That's how Apple wants it to work. If it's a problem Apple wouldn't allow it. You don't like it and think it's a security problem you are add odds with Apple. You don't like it then you don't like how Apple intends it to work.
As the article says, certain parts of it can be stored by developers on their own servers. There have been cases all the time as you may have read in the past that Apple software isn't bullet proof. At this point it's still hypothetical, but in the event someone finds a security hole and gathers all your facial data, they can use it to authenticate transactions.
Right. Let's all blindly trust like we had to with Equifax. What harm could arise? A round of Soma for everyone!
I think we should know when and how our data is being collected. I might allow some apps to use it for a very narrow purpose, i.e., passwords, but I want to know if they are using it for some other purpose too.
I'm pretty sure TouchID is something you can optionally set up in a lot of apps. I have never had an app that hasn't asked if would like to use touch id to login faster or to do anything else. Touch Id in app is optional, not the default.
Wow... what an ignorant, oblivious and idiotic statement to make when it comes to privacy.
Without knowing it I think you've made the most intelligent point about security. People have already pin-pointed a hypothetical flaw in a device which isn't even released until tomorrow! All companies just play catch-up.
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Trust me, I don’t worry about much. In fact I’m pretty care free in day to day life.
However my internet,online privacy concerns me more and more.
So much so that I only keep the apps I absolutely must have on my devices.
Our online privacy is non existent at the moment that’s how I feel.
u got it wrong mate. it cleary says the data cant be used to access/unlock ur phone in anyway
before you use the word big data, gist here is IF the data is anonymised then it is not a privacy concern period. if someone is targeting an individual to see how many times he smiles makes a f face then it is not big data (privacy is individual concern then
).No way these things happen. Would advertisers like it? Hell yeah they would. But there's no way Apple ever allows this. It's terrible UX. Apple prides itself on easy, beautiful, functional UX. If all of a sudden every 3rd app is telling you to "Pay attention to this ad" to continue watching your video, or "smile at this ad" to continue playing candy crush or whatever, people WILL leave the iPhone for other phones that can't do this. Apple has already said FaceID is the future for them, so they need it to be successful. There's no way Apple would risk losing iPhone users and letting FaceID become a flop because advertisers are tracking facial data like that. Any app that tries to pull this **** will get removed from the App Store immediately.
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