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LG G8 Can Unlock by Scanning the Veins in your Hand

posted by mrpg on Tuesday February 26 2019, @05:05AM   Printer-friendly
from the vaccines-go-into-veins dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

CNet:

For starters, the 8-megapixel camera has an IR sensor and transmitter for 3D-mapping and motion-captioning purposes. This enables the G8 to use 3D mapping for face unlock, similar to the Apple iPhone's Face ID feature. And because the previous G7 only used 2D facial recognition, face unlock on the G8 is more secure and it can be done in low-light conditions.

The G8 also allows you to unlock the phone by scanning the veins in your hand. (Yes, you read that correctly.) LG calls this new biometric authentication Hand ID. The phone's IR sensor gathers information from the hemoglobin in your blood, and renders a unique image of your veins inside your hand. Hovering your hand over the camera, you won't need to touch your phone at all to unlock it.

Can it unlock with vein patterns in general, or just on hands?

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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by takyon on Tuesday February 26 2019, @06:07AM (3 children)

    by takyon (881) <takyonNO@SPAMsoylentnews.org> on Tuesday February 26 2019, @06:07AM (#806818) Journal

    Yes, this obsession with biometric trash should end.

    "LG G8 Can Unlock by Scanning the Veins in your Hand"

    Read: "Cop points your phone at your handcuffed hand, unlocks it"

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  • (Score: 2) by aristarchus on Tuesday February 26 2019, @06:31AM (1 child)

    by aristarchus (2645) on Tuesday February 26 2019, @06:31AM (#806831) Journal

    Unlocks your hand, or your cell phone? Or the handcuffs? Takyon!!!! Be more clear about your intended meaning!

    • (Score: 2, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 26 2019, @12:27PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 26 2019, @12:27PM (#806883)

      Takyon eats, shoots and leaves.

  • (Score: 2) by darkfeline on Wednesday February 27 2019, @03:45AM

    by darkfeline (1030) on Wednesday February 27 2019, @03:45AM (#807456) Homepage

    To be fair, both Android and iOS have mechanisms to temporarily disable biometric unlock methods and require a passcode, as well as requiring a passcode every few days.

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