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Probably a stupid question but why can't photos of my face be used to defeat this?
by TheBlight 3y ago
Probably a stupid question but why can't photos of my face be used to defeat this?
- adzm 3y agoIt would have to be scanned by a device that has already logged in, basically.
- kube-system 3y agoThe biometrics aren't authenticating you. They only unlock your phone, which stores the private key used to authenticate you.
- TheBlight 3y agoI see. So really this is public/private key authentication and the face/pin/fingerprint etc is just the typical device unlock stuff.
- grotorea 3y agoYes, that's mostly it.
- stalfosknight 3y agoAlso a photo of your face wouldn't be sufficient for FaceID.
- ezfe 3y agoThis has nothing to do with your face is the simple answer. If your platform uses face scanning, you can read how it protects you from that. For FaceID on iOS, it uses additional sensors beyond just a camera.