Article 4SY24 Google to add eye detection to Pixel 4 after privacy concerns

Google to add eye detection to Pixel 4 after privacy concerns

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Alex Hern
from Technology | The Guardian on (#4SY24)

Update will prevent new smartphone being unlocked using owner's sleeping face

Google has said it will update its new Pixel 4 phones to prevent them being unlocked using the sleeping faces of their owners.

The phones, which are not yet in shops, are the first from Google to include a secure face unlock feature, in place of the fingerprint sensor used on previous iterations. The feature is also used to confirm payments and sign in to apps.

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