Technology@beehaw.org•Forgot your Google password? Now you can log in with a selfie.bysmeg@feddit.ukEnglish3 daysExactly, someone spoofing the biometrics to unlock my phone relies on them having physical access, whereas spoofing the biometrics on an account that can be accessed anywhere in the world is quite a bit bigger of a threat 6
Technology@beehaw.org•Forgot your Google password? Now you can log in with a selfie.bysmeg@feddit.ukEnglish3 daysThat’s unlocking your phone, this is unlocking your entire Google account (e.g. on a new device) 7
Exactly, someone spoofing the biometrics to unlock my phone relies on them having physical access, whereas spoofing the biometrics on an account that can be accessed anywhere in the world is quite a bit bigger of a threat