Category: face unlock

Pixel 4 adds an ‘eyes open’ check for using face unlock

Post author By Randall
Post date April 6, 2020
Categories In Android, biometrics, face unlock, gear, Google, News, pixel 4, pixel 4 xl, Smartphone, Tech, update

[ad_1] It took several months, but you can finally enable face unlock on your Pixel 4 without worrying that someone will access your phone while you’re sleeping. Google has rolled out an April security update that adds the promised “require eyes to be open” optional setting. Enable it in the Face Unlock menu and you’ll […]

Pixel 4 gets improved Face Unlock and other surprise updates

Post author By Randall
Post date December 23, 2019
Categories In dual-frequency gnss, esim, face unlock, gear, Google, Mobile, pixel drop, pixel4, t-mobile, Tech, update

[ad_1] First off, Face Unlock can now account for changes to your look like a new hair style or beard. “When it’s on, face unlock images are occasionally used to create improved face models,” Google’s update states. “This helps recognize you better over time.” The update also points out that these models are stored on […]

Security fails we’re kinda thankful for

Post author By Randall
Post date November 28, 2019
Categories In ajit pai, atm, badpassword, election security, equifax, face unlock, Facebook, fcc, gear, net neutrality, pixel 4, Security, Tech, thanksgiving, voting machines

[ad_1] What the fail With the Pixel 4 face unlock debacle, you really can say that Google’s Android security team did not check itself before it wrecked itself. What we’re thankful for here is the BBC journalist, who probably does not have narcolepsy, but instead pretended to be asleep with his review copy of a […]

How did Google get Pixel 4 face unlock this wrong?

Post author By Randall
Post date November 1, 2019
Categories In apple ios, bad password, biometric, face id, face unlock, gadgetry, Gadgets, galaxy s9, gear, Google, infosec, intelligent scan, Mobile, mobile security, opinion, pixel 4, police, Security, services, Tech

[ad_1] If you’re a privacy and security nerd, or pay attention to headlines about hack attacks at all, the “eyes closed” issue with Pixel 4 tears at the already-frayed edges of your sanity. Imagining everything that could go wrong with your security and log-in tool should be everyone’s job on every team, everywhere, especially at […]

Contractors say they were told to lie while collecting Pixel 4 face scans

Post author By Randall
Post date October 2, 2019
Categories In data, data collection, face scanning, face scans, face unlock, gear, Google, Mobile, pixel 4, Privacy, project soli, Tech

[ad_1] This summer, we learned that Google had embarked on a wide scale project to collect facial recognition data, which the company said was necessary to build “fairness” into face unlocking for its Pixel 4, which will be officially unveiled on October 15th. A new report from the New York Daily News has more details […]

Google paid passers-by for face scans to improve the Pixel 4

Post author By Randall
Post date July 29, 2019
Categories In Android, face recognition, face unlock, facial recognition, gear, Google, Mobile, pixel 4, Smartphone, Tech

[ad_1] The scans were obtained after people filled out consent forms, and included color, depth and infrared data as well as related info like the way a person grabbed a phone from a table. The Soli radar in the Pixel needs the motion data to tell it when to activate face unlock. Google also acknowledged […]