With the spread of Coronavirus, the use of protective masks is increasing. However, this type of accessory prevents the proper functioning of facial recognition, a technology found on many smartphones. Faced with this problem, the Faceidmasks site proposes to print his face on a mask in order to continue to unlock his device without having to enter his personal code, reports the specialized site Presse-Citron.
The objective of this printing process is to allow users of smartphones using facial recognition to continue to unlock their device with the wearing of a mask. However, contrary to what the name of the Faceidmasks site indicates, it would seem that this type of process only works with 2D facial recognition systems.
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3D facial recognition systems, like Apple's Face ID, are much more efficient and should therefore not work with a mask. A simpler and certainly more effective way to get around the problem of wearing a protective mask is to record a second face on your smartphone.
Most devices using facial recognition can register at least two faces. One with and the other without a mask, for example.
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