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English => News => Topic started by: Redaktion on July 24, 2026, 09:00:30

Title: Google account: how secure the new selfie-video login really is
Post by: Redaktion on July 24, 2026, 09:00:30
In the future, Google will let you access your account via a selfie video if you've been locked out. The company claims it can detect deepfakes. We took a look at what this protection actually achieves from a technical standpoint, where its limitations lie, and for whom this new recovery method is worthwhile.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Google-account-how-secure-the-new-selfie-video-login-really-is.1350462.0.html
Title: Re: Google account: how secure the new selfie-video login really is
Post by: davidm on July 25, 2026, 03:23:09
The abuse starts with the word "selfie," which used to mean something the user controlled.
Title: Re: Google account: how secure the new selfie-video login really is
Post by: N. on July 26, 2026, 17:26:35
I share your sentiment re. privacy, etc. but your claim is nonsense, selfie always meant what it means, a self-taken self-photo, nothing more and nothing less.
Title: Re: Google account: how secure the new selfie-video login really is
Post by: Trenty on July 27, 2026, 11:45:06
They already have our fingerprints, now they want to collect our faces.. in the age of AI that can put these faces anywhere.. Yup, definitely will give it to google. I can trust them, right?