Just a couple of days ago, we talked about how a security research team managed to crack Apple¡¯s FaceID using $150 worth of materials to build custom masks. Now, it seems it might be possible to do that with exactly zero cash investment.
In a YouTube clip, a ten-year-old named Ammar Malik demonstrates how he managed to unlock his mother¡¯s iPhone X using nothing but¡ his own face.
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The idea behind the iPhone X¡¯s biometric security is that it maps a user¡¯s facial topography to make the device more secure. However, the company has also said it might be possible for family members who share features to unlock each other¡¯s iPhones this way. It¡¯s something that¡¯s not really possible to protect against, given that FaceID is expected to learn to understand your different looks over time.?
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Usually, that means twins can unlock each others¡¯ phones. In this case, a 10-year-old boy was able to unlock an iPhone X secured with his mother¡¯s features. That drastically brings down Apple¡¯s claims of FaceID goofing up only about one in a million instances.
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To be clear, Ammar was also able to unlock his father¡¯s device, according to Wired, but only once. As for his mother Sana Sherwani¡¯s phone, he wasn¡¯t able to unlock the device after she reset FaceID in better lighting. Once she reset it a second time in low light, he was able to unlock the iPhone again.
Unfortunately, this isn¡¯t something Apple can patch out either. Family members are going to share some features with relatives on occasion. Attempting to fix that would probably compromise on FaceID¡¯s ability to match you in various lighting scenes and looks.
So if you¡¯re worried your kid might be sneaking into your iPhone X, it¡¯s probably best to stick to a passcode.