Video shows Face Unlock on Galaxy Nexus tricked by photo
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1. iwebdroidberry7 posted on 11 Nov 2011, 10:55 8 3
Revolutionary....way to get your phone broken in to.
14. iamcc posted on 11 Nov 2011, 12:34 6 2
Yeah for sure.
"Excuse me sir, will you stand perfectly still and face this camera so I can take a picture of you to use to break into your phone?"
"Of course, I would love to stand perfectly still for 2-4 seconds so you can take that picture."
"Awesome, thanks. Now... can you leave your phone around so I can use my phone and this picture I just took of your face to break in?"
"Of course!"
"Yay!"
16. nimo posted on 11 Nov 2011, 13:11 4 0
Why would they need to stand still for a photo, you could just use one off their facebook or something
19. iamcc posted on 11 Nov 2011, 14:01 3 1
Yeah, because that's a whole lot easier... my point is that it's not like the average person who wants to break into your phone is going to have access to a close up facial picture of you.
30. Ivan6479 posted on 12 Nov 2011, 10:48 1 1
Your right the average person won't have access to this, but for those of us that have women in our lives that like to snoop around, this is an easy way for them to get at our private lives.
20. roscuthiii posted on 11 Nov 2011, 14:03 4 0
If you find the phone on the street, or perhaps in a bar... how in the world are you going to use their Facebook? Do you even know their name to look them up? Do you even know if that's the social networking site they belong to?.
And anyone that has direct contact with you and/or knows you that wants to break into your phone probably has the access/info to break into more then just your phone already.
26. E.N. posted on 11 Nov 2011, 22:22 3 0
You're definitely right. Strangers won't be able to get into your phones, but your friends and family will. Easily too.
2. protozeloz posted on 11 Nov 2011, 10:56 10 0
Ha! I guess its just gonna be a fancy trick :) still think the best method was the fingerprint Reader on the atrix
24. choupino posted on 11 Nov 2011, 17:56 4 0
I agree. I have the Motorola Atrix and the fingerprint scanner works FLAWLESSLY. I have never had an issue with it. I can unlock my device while driving without looking at it. There is also a great Android App I use called Gotya, that uses the front facing camera on your smartphone to secretly take a snapshot of someone that unsuccessfully tries to access your device and emails the picture, time and GPS coordinates of that failed access attempt.
I'll stick with my current security measures until the facial recognition guys get the kinks worked out of it.
3. Alantef posted on 11 Nov 2011, 11:02 4 1
is this gonna stop anyone from getting this phone....NO.....if someone wants to get into your phone that bad they will..... that's why you have apps like "Audio manager" doing so well (also known as hide it pro)
7. remixfa posted on 11 Nov 2011, 11:26 1 0
lol. for the average person its secure. just dont get drunk n pass out or your friends could easily break into it.. lol. most people use the same number codes for everything so is 1 more secure than the other? maybe, but not by much for most. pattern lock.. ftw!
8. MichaelHeller posted on 11 Nov 2011, 11:37 10 0
Of course a pattern unlock can often be easily gamed as well from the finger smudge left on the screen. Seems that biometrics are probably still the most secure. Come on, eyeball scanner!
9. protozeloz posted on 11 Nov 2011, 11:48 1 0
HA! i dare you try that trick on my phone (anti glare screen protector) and the fingerprint scanner is much more awesome you have 10 different fingers to add more locks while only two eyes
17. Droid_X_Doug posted on 11 Nov 2011, 13:34 2 0
And why couldn't an iris scan be tricked as well? The reason that iris scans can't be 'tricked' is there is usually an operator operating the scanner who confirms that a live body is being scanned.
22. remixfa posted on 11 Nov 2011, 16:05 1 0
screw that, lets just go right for the DNA.. pin prick every time u wanna unlock your phone!! lol.
actually.. that would suck. lol
11. beatsandmelody posted on 11 Nov 2011, 12:12 1 0
The password option is the most secure. Password > pin > pattern
Also, what if someone snatches the phone from you then points it at your face as you try to get it back? lol
18. Droid_X_Doug posted on 11 Nov 2011, 13:36 2 0
IMO password combined with device wipe after n failed attempts is the most secure. There are brute force password cracking applications that can hack passwords in minimal time.
