BETA
Chapter 1
Painting your face with invisible dots
Chapter 2
Turning your nose into numbers
Chapter 3
The neural network that learns you
Chapter 4
Outsmarting the tricksters
YOUR GOAL
Master of Your face as a password
Ch 4 · Outsmarting the tricksters
marcus Swipe away the tricksters' fake masks to learn how Face ID math outsmarts impostors.
marcus Face ID Math
Shine a little infrared light (oh-oh!) / My face is the key that locks it up tight (yeah, yeah!)
marcus Modern facial recognition systems keep your face math entirely local to protect your privacy.
marcus Engineers test security systems against hyper-realistic 3D masks to prevent unauthorized entry.
Fun Fact
Twin mixups: Identical twins share identical DNA, meaning their 3D facial bone structure is close enough to fool consumer biometric systems.
Quiz
Under regulations like GDPR, what must companies obtain before collecting or processing your biometric facial data?
Quiz
How do engineers test facial recognition systems against advanced physical hacking attempts?
Quiz
Which European regulation, enacted in 2018, created strict rules for how biometric and facial data is processed?
Quiz
How do infrared sensors distinguish human skin from a synthetic plastic or silicone mask?
Quiz
What is a major security benefit of keeping your facial template stored locally on your device rather than in the cloud?
Quiz
What is the term for attempting to trick a biometric security system using a photo, mask, or replica?