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by southerndrift 2785 days ago
How do you protect against family members who have enough pictures of you to create a 3D printed model of your head [1]?

[1]: https://www.wired.co.uk/article/hackers-trick-apple-iphone-x...

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> How do you protect against family members who have enough pictures of you to create a 3D printed model of your head [1]?

With therapy.

Was that ever confirmed? The article you link raises doubts about it, and I could find no followup when searching, just contemporary press.

Here's a contemporary article doubting it: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/11/hacke...

After 10 attempts it's going to wipe the phone.

Given how sensitive FaceID is I don't think this is a realistic bypass approach. Not that it was even confirmed anyway.

If they are that desperate, you’ve got bigger problems.