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‘Face recognition in Android ICS easy to get around’

The face unlockfeature that Google Android Ice Cream Sandwich has been built, it appears easy to circumvent, as is demonstrated in a video. By an image of the relevant person to show the device is unlocked.

In a video shows how a Samsung Galaxy Nexus will be unlocked with the help of a photo with a Galaxy Note is taken. This seems to be Googles new beveiligingsfeature easy to get around: attackers only need a photo to possess that is similar to the image on which the face unlock feature is now programmed. According to the maker of the video was the Galaxy Nexus is not programmed to the picture to recognize, but it is his face.

Face unlock is one of the new features that Google has introduced in Android ICS, version 4.0 adds. The new version of the mobile operating system is aimed at the smartphone version Gingerbread and tabletversie Honeycomb to merge. In addition, the internetgigant the interface. The Galaxy Nexus is the first device with Android ICS on the market, after which an update for the Galaxy S II will follow. Several manufacturers have indicated that they are using an ICS update for some devices will come.

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