Samsung Didn’t Improve Galaxy Note 8 Security – Facial Recognition Can Still Be Fooled With a Photo
http://wccftech.com/galaxy-note-8-facial-recognition-fooled/
Despite its many advancements for a mobile computing device, the Galaxy Note 8 does not exactly hit the bullseye when it comes to security features. In addition to placing the fingerprint reader at a very awkward position, the facial recognition that we thought was supposed to improve ever since the flaw found in the Galaxy S8 has not been addressed, unfortunately. One user has found out that the Note 8’s facial recognition feature is just as easy to fool as the flagship that was released earlier this year.
Mel Tajon, a web developer, and user experience designer decided to test out the Galaxy Note 8’s facial recognition and see if Samsung incorporated any concrete security elements that were not present in the Galaxy S8 or Galaxy S8+. He did this by holding two Note 8 devices in front of one another. The first Note 8 featured the person’s selfie and that was sufficient to unlock the phone.