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by quarkral 3205 days ago
"sophisticated" here could be as simple as buying a mass-produced 3d filter sized for the dual lens on the iPhone, installing a companion computer program, running it, uploading a video, and then pointing the phone at the screen. If I were your nosy relative, that certainly wouldn't stop me.

As with any security break, the first research prototypes may sound sophisticated, but they might not be that far off from practical mass-production.

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I could just knock you out, get you drunk or drug you and just scan your face. Ive seen people get into a drunk passed out persons phone by picking up thier finger and putting it onto the sensor.
I mean, cool, but I'm more worried about someone shoulder surfing with a camera or in person when I type my passcode in