{"id":15224,"date":"2021-02-03T11:40:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-03T16:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techwalls.com\/?p=15224"},"modified":"2021-02-04T09:29:13","modified_gmt":"2021-02-04T14:29:13","slug":"will-facial-recognition-revolutionise-online-access","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techwalls.com\/will-facial-recognition-revolutionise-online-access\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Facial Recognition Revolutionise Online Access?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Do you use your face to unlock your\nphone? Facial recognition is an inbuilt feature in many mobile devices these\ndays, from later model iPhones, through to the Google Pixel. Over in China, it\u2019s now mandatory<\/a> to get your face\nscanned when registering a SIM, forever linking your face with your phone\u2019s\ndigital footprint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

If you have used facial recognition,\nyou might be thankful for the ease of use, instead of using a password – just\none look at a screen and you\u2019re good to go. But that doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s all\nroses – or that online access across accounts will be a good across-the-board\nuse of facial recognition tech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Expect facial recognition to become the defacto\nstandard for website access?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The frustration of\nfacial recognition in mobile devices<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

While most <\/em>devices won\u2019t\nunlock while you\u2019re asleep (or dead, eek), there is still the ability for\nsomeone else to point your mobile device at your face to have it unlock. This\nisn\u2019t just an annoyance for partners or friends unlocking your device without\nyour personal intent, it also poses a threat for people like police officers\nwho aren\u2019t complying to rules surrounding access. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you have a secret password, only\nyou can access a device. No one can force you to open your device, even under\nduress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Biometrics in the\nworkplace<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many people already use their\nfingerprint to get into their homes or even their workplaces. It makes for a\nsimple process and eliminates the need for a (losable) key or swipe card, or an\neasily discovered (or forgotten) PIN code.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, even fingerprinting in the\nworkplace is a contentious issue. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jeremy Lee, a sawmill worker in\nAustralia refused to provide\nhis fingerprint<\/a> for work access and was dismissed\nfrom his job. On appeal in the courts, it was found that Lee was unfairly\ndismissed. A right to privacy was determined to be paramount – in Australia at\nleast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

China and facial\nrecognition technology<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When we\u2019re talking Orwellian future,\nit\u2019s easy to see that China is right on track to being a full surveillance\nstate. Why is it necessary to have full surveillance? To keep people in order,\nin expected line with government policy and initiatives. While that\u2019s all well\nand good for keeping within the law, what about when laws involve moralities?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Social policy is a tricky subject and\ntotal surveillance leads to the destruction of free will. Humans aren\u2019t\nmachines and treating them as such is a dangerous territory to be walking into.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plus, what happens in the case of a\nhack, when everyone\u2019s movements, web history, conversations, etc. end up in the\nhands of a malicious actor? A scary thought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How about online\naccess?<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Biometric access hasn\u2019t really hit\nyet for online access, except across a number of apps that press for your\nfingerprint and facial recognition to use their services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The issue in this access is whether\nthe company asking for your biometrics has correct security measures\nimplemented to protect your identity – or whether they might use the data for\nother purposes. It can be tricky to drill down into policy to determine, and\nyou\u2019re at the liberty of the laws of whatever country the app originates from –\nor even whether the company follows the laws of the country at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Back in 2016, the Russian FindFace\napp<\/a> allowed users to identify strangers from their pictures – even a sly\npic when you\u2019re out in public, tying the person in the picture to their Russian\nsocial media photos. This sort of facial recognition access goes against most\npeople\u2019s personal privacy concerns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But really, anyone can create a\nfacial recognition app and tie it to public online pictures of you – making a\nweb of accounts and painting a picture of who you are. If you are concerned\nabout this, the easiest way to help stop it is through making your social media\naccounts private and switching out your profile picture to that of something\nelse – like your dog, for example.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who do you trust?<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the end, it all comes down to\ntrust. Your face is uniquely tied to your personal identity – a password is\nnot. When your face ends up in the wrong hands, the wrong networks, it can be\nused to track you, force you into doing things you wouldn\u2019t normally do, it may\neven be stolen to unlock something else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is all some pretty serious and scary stuff.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, that\u2019s not to say that some applications of facial recognition aren\u2019t necessary. For\u00a0 instance, you can expect regulated Bitcoin exchanges to be required by law to implement facial recognition to strengthen current KYC procedures. This will require a very strong level of security. So long as security is adhered to, and you trust a particular company with your face (make sure to check compliance regulations), then you may find facial recognition to be a welcome technology. Just don\u2019t go giving your face away for nothing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Do you use your face to unlock your phone? Facial recognition is an inbuilt feature in many mobile devices these days, from later model iPhones, through to the Google Pixel. 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