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Amazon Wants To Replace Passwords With Selfies and Videos (thestack.com)
An anonymous reader writes: Amazon has filed a patent application for a technology which would allow consumers to authenticate transactions via selfie or video. As part of the verification process, the computer or mobile device will prompt the user to 'perform certain actions, motions or gestures, such as to smile, blink, or tilt his or her head.' Amazon claims that the introduction of facial recognition technology will make transactions more user friendly and secure than conventional identification methods, such as passwords which can be stolen and hacked.
'perform certain actions, motions or gestures, such as to smile, blink, or tilt his or her head.'
As if Amazon isn't bad enough, now it's just downright creepy.'
Creepy isn't quite the word that comes to mind, more like pervy.
Just what "certain actions, motions or gestures" we talkin' 'bout here? Just wanna know if I'm gonna have to clean up afterward...
...But my face? If someone gets their hands on a suitable picture or video of me (really not hard to get a photo or video of the average person) and can use that, I'm shit outta luck. ...
A Niqb could be a solution, at least for women: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
> How do you/your caregivers/the executor of your will, etc get access
"Hold your dear departed father up straight! Ok, now tilt his head to the left. No! HIS left!"
- For the complete works of Shakespeare: cat