Google fixes security flaw allowing Pixels to be facially unlocked with closed eyes | Malay Mail

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SAN FRANCISCO, April 8 — Google is finally bringing the promise it made back in October to reality: Pixel 4 smartphones will now require a user’s eyes to be open in order to unlock with Face Unlock. About six months after the issue drew international attention and a few weeks after a solution...

Wednesday, 08 Apr 2020 07:36 AM MYT

SAN FRANCISCO, April 8 — Google is finally bringing the promise it made back in October to reality: Pixel 4 smartphones will now require a user’s eyes to be open in order to unlock with Face Unlock. This modification prevents someone’s phone from being unlocked while sleeping or otherwise unconscious, though it also could have made for quicker intentional unlocks by the owner. Nevertheless, the decision to allow access to be granted to a smartphone in such a way was concerning to say the least, even if it did hasten unlocks by a split second.

 

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