Phones' facial recog tech fooled by 2D photos, claim testers

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Phones' facial recog tech fooled by 2D photos, claim testers
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Phones' facial recog tech 'fooled' by low-res 2D photo

readers know, contain credit or debt cards and may display the last four digits of a card number, and potentially information about recent transactions. This and other apps could be vulnerable to the 2D photo lock vulnerability.

Banking apps can require other additional requirements or authentication methods for higher amount transactions. Though if you're an Apple user, none of this matters as all the iPhones tested passed due to a"more robust system" that includes a"3D depth map of your face" and explains why numerous banking apps allow just facial recognition measures on Apple's devices.

Which? said Google is working with others across industry on a certification program based on this standard. The consumer champion called on vendors to up their biometric game against spoofing and inform users of the limitations of some types of facial scanning tech.

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