Samsung Galaxy S3 Face Unlock Tricked By Photograph

AlistairCharlton writes with a story about an Android Face unlock security system that could use some tweaking. "Android's Face Unlock security on the Samsung Galaxy S3 can be tricked into unlocking the phone by showing it a photograph of the owner. In a test carried out by IBTimes UK, we found that the Galaxy S3 cannot distinguish between a photograph and a real person, leading us to suggest users should select a more secure way of locking the phone, such as with a PIN or password."

Solution

[mdarksbane]

Use someone *else's* face as your unlock.

Like Teddy Roosevelt.

And then put that picture as your login screen, so it'll log you in if you point at a mirror.

It'll still be a problem if Zombie Teddy Roosevelt steals your phone, but how likely is that...

Re:Not Intended to be Industrial Grade

[crakbone]

Actually I see this as preventing the casual phone check by a police officer. It becomes a locked container and they then legally have to go to more extremes to open it. In some cases a warrant.