Facial recognition data is a key to your identity – if stolen, you can’t just change the locks (theconversation.com)
from zdhzm2pgp@lemmy.ml to privacy@lemmy.ml on 03 May 2026 18:12
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StopTech@lemmy.today on 03 May 2026 19:44 next collapse

This is why biometric verification was always a bad idea

phase@lemmy.8th.world on 03 May 2026 21:36 next collapse

Always funny to ask how you change a fingerprint if its leacked.

StopTech@lemmy.today on 03 May 2026 21:52 next collapse

Leacked? Is that a portmanteau of hacked and leaked?

phase@lemmy.8th.world on 04 May 2026 08:50 collapse

Or a typo, we will never know. :D

FauxLiving@lemmy.world on 03 May 2026 22:16 collapse

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quick_snail@feddit.nl on 04 May 2026 03:49 collapse

Makes good usernames.

After presenting biometrics, you should always be prompted for a password

adespoton@lemmy.ca on 03 May 2026 20:48 next collapse

Have there been actual studies done against the various facial recognition technologies out there right now to see what the minimal adjustments are to break it, and following that, to successfully and reliably be recognized as a specific other person?

ragas@lemmy.ml on 03 May 2026 23:47 collapse

There are human rights organisations that make morphed passes that work for you and some other person.

daniskarma@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 04 May 2026 09:57 collapse

Just change your face if it gets leaked, duh.

yelling_at_cloud@programming.dev on 06 May 2026 12:35 collapse

Well at least some years ago, Apple’s face ID stopped working when I got bracers. I’m guessing the models are better now, though