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		lordnacho on Nov 22, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Fingerprints can be hacked Sounds likely. When you train FaceID you are filmed. What's to stop someone from using film of you giving a speech? At best the biometric locks are like locks on your house. Stops most people but not someone really determined.

cool_scatter on Nov 22, 2021 [–]

It uses an IR camera as a proximity sensor. A video isn't good enough. You would need AI to construct an accurate 3D model of the face based on it.

lordnacho on Nov 22, 2021 | [–]

Yes that's what I meant, someone could construct the necessary biometrics from a video and some ML.

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