Face ID beaten by mask, not an effective security measure

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Face ID beaten by mask, not an effective security measure

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http://www.bkav.com/d/top-news/-/view_c ... ty-measure

Mr. Ngo Tuan Anh, Bkav's Vice President of Cyber Security, said: "The mask is crafted by combining 3D printing with makeup and 2D images, besides some special processing on the cheeks and around the face, where there are large skin areas, to fool AI of Face ID".
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Gotta love it. Nothing beats a PIN or a password.
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You can't have tight security on something that can't be changed.
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