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		rootusrootus on Jan 16, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Passwordless: a different kind of hell? > Face unlocks can be fooled by pictures Isn't that only Android (and maybe only older models)? Doesn't iOS use a LIDAR sensor instead of the camera?

alternatex on Jan 16, 2024 [–]

Correct. Depending on the phone, on Android the face unlock will not work with a 2D image. Perhaps only on cheaper phones.

On Windows for example you can't even have face unlock without a sensor that will provide 3D details so most laptops don't support Windows Hello.

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