Facial recognition on OnePlus6

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1

Hi there,

I was just wondering if someday /e/ will be able to use the facial recognition some other OSes have?

If I understand correctly facial recognition requires Google Services?

Thanks

2

Facial recognition could also be proprietary code so may not be ideal for /e/OS.

3

I guess people concerned with privacy would never use such feature. I never did but my wife and sister do. And love it!

4

Why people concerned with privacy wouldn’t use it?
If the facial recognition is made locally and never leaves your device?
I don’t know if it’s possible though. …

5

Are you sure about it? I’m not.

6

Every website says your password and data are safely stored, but there are a lot of security breaches leading to data leaks.

So a phone could be hacked too.

A password can be changed, not a face. That’s why I prefer stick to the old fashion password.

7

Exactly my point.

Since is very easy to hack a phone’s webcam (used for the facial recognition) and with the rising of Deepfake one can’t be too careful.

Here’s an example of Deepfake: https://facb69.com.br/deepfake/Deepfake_example.gif

8

Fair enough! Thanks for the comments