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Android security defeated with $380 printed head (video)
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But Forbes’ fake head couldn’t fool Apple’s Face ID.
From We Broke Into A Bunch Of Android Phones With A 3D-Printed Head:
We tested four of the hottest handsets running Google’s operating systems and Apple’s iPhone to see how easy it’d be to break into them. We did it with a 3D-printed head. All of the Androids opened with the fake. Apple’s phone, however, was impenetrable…
Apple’s investment in its tech—which saw the company work with a Hollywood studio to create realistic masks to test Face ID—has clearly paid off. It was impossible to break in with the model.
Microsoft appeared to have done a fine job too. It’s new Windows Hello facial recognition also didn’t accept the fake head as real.
Cue the video:
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My take: You get what you pay for, etc. Meanwhile, cool demo.
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