Oct 17, 2023 10:39:00

Google's Pixel 8 Pro reports that even siblings, not twins, can break through facial recognition

The Pixel 8 Pro , a genuine Google smartphone released on October 12, 2023, is equipped with a facial recognition function that can be used not only to unlock the screen but also to log in to banking apps and make payments. I can. Users have reported that siblings can break through this facial recognition function.

Face Unlock on the Google Pixel 8 has reportedly been tricked already
https://www.androidpolice.com/face-unlock-google-pixel-8-tricked-already/

Google Pixel 8 Pro user claims brother can 'face unlock' phone. No, they're not twins. | Mashable
https://mashable.com/article/google-pixel-8-face-unlock-fooled

The Pixel 8 series, released in October 2023, is equipped with a facial recognition function that can unlock the device by recognizing the user's face. Google describes the facial recognition of the Pixel 8 series as ``Android's highest biometric authentication standard,'' and its strength is class 3 , the highest of the three levels. In addition, Google claims that the Pixel 8 series achieves advanced security using facial recognition without using dedicated hardware.

However, Reddit user MotorTransportation8 reported that his brother was able to break through the facial recognition function of Pixel 8 Pro.

Brother can unlock pixel 8 pro with facial recognition
by u/MotorTransportation8 in GooglePixel

When MotorTransportation8, who purchased a Pixel 8 Pro, handed the set up device to his older brother, he was able to unlock the device using facial recognition. It seems that not only MotorTransportation8 but also his brother can perfectly pass Pixel 8 Pro's face recognition every time. However, MotorTransportation8 wrote, ``I think we brothers have several similar facial features, but overall we look quite different,'' and it seems that their faces are not as similar as twins. is. Also, it seems unlikely that MotorTransportation8 will be able to break through facial recognition on the Pixel 7 Pro used by his brother, and in terms of facial recognition alone, the Pixel 7 Pro is more accurate than the Pixel 8 Pro. It turns out that.

In addition, in the comment section of Reddit, there is also a point out that ``My nieces can unlock each other's iPhones with facial recognition, so this is not a problem unique to Google.'' Apple's iPhone is equipped with Face ID, a facial recognition function that, unlike the Pixel 8 series, requires a dedicated TrueDepth camera.

Apple

says that the chance of Face ID being unlocked by another person is 'less than 1 in a million,' but if it's a sibling or a child under 13, there's a high chance that the lock could be unlocked by accident. It explains that.