In the field of security, web giants cannot stand still and must perpetually question themselves to ensure the safety of their users. The social network Facebook knows more than anyone, that when we weigh more than 2 billion active accounts, one necessarily attracts the attention of hackers wishing to get their hands on as many identifiers.
Facebook, like other companies, wants to take advantage of recent advances in the field of facial recognition, to propose an authentication system through the facial features.
The company explained to the press: "We're testing a new feature for those who want to quickly and easily authenticate during the account recovery process. This optional feature is available only from devices that have already been used to connect to Facebook. This is a new step, in line with two-factor authentication, to ensure that account owners can confirm their identity."
In this way, the social network could guard against computer attacks, but especially against the usurpers of accounts, which are becoming more and more numerous and some of you may have already paid the costs one day. Until now, to regain control of his page, he had to use his telephone number, but in the near future, your face may well be the key to securing your account.
This new biometric device would not be used to authenticate itself, but to recover your account via dual-factor authentication including facial recognition. For people who care about the "rest" of their privacy, it will be possible to uncheck the box if you do not want Facebook to use this authentication solution, although facial recognition has already been present on the social network for a long time. suggest the names of people present in the photos for example.
For now, Facebook is experiencing this device because the company knows that it must be irreproachable on this subject. We all remember the Galaxy S8 extolling the merits of its authentication by facial recognition, brought into touch by a simple photo. A few days ago Apple unveiled its Face ID solution and for now, this biometric device seems more powerful and difficult to lure.
Facebook, like other companies, wants to take advantage of recent advances in the field of facial recognition, to propose an authentication system through the facial features.
Facial recognition as a vector of two-factor authentication on Facebook
The company explained to the press: "We're testing a new feature for those who want to quickly and easily authenticate during the account recovery process. This optional feature is available only from devices that have already been used to connect to Facebook. This is a new step, in line with two-factor authentication, to ensure that account owners can confirm their identity."
In this way, the social network could guard against computer attacks, but especially against the usurpers of accounts, which are becoming more and more numerous and some of you may have already paid the costs one day. Until now, to regain control of his page, he had to use his telephone number, but in the near future, your face may well be the key to securing your account.
This new biometric device would not be used to authenticate itself, but to recover your account via dual-factor authentication including facial recognition. For people who care about the "rest" of their privacy, it will be possible to uncheck the box if you do not want Facebook to use this authentication solution, although facial recognition has already been present on the social network for a long time. suggest the names of people present in the photos for example.
For now, Facebook is experiencing this device because the company knows that it must be irreproachable on this subject. We all remember the Galaxy S8 extolling the merits of its authentication by facial recognition, brought into touch by a simple photo. A few days ago Apple unveiled its Face ID solution and for now, this biometric device seems more powerful and difficult to lure.
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