You can still defeat this pretty easily by using a video instead of a photo, I was…
You can still defeat this pretty easily by using a video instead of a photo, I was able to unlock my Nexus 7 by recording a video of me blinking with my Galaxy Nexus and then playing it back.
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Android Jelly Bean Face Unlock has new Blink requirement, works faster [VIDEO]
Face Unlock launched with a bit of controversy and skepticism because it was easy to game the system. A person could hold up a picture of the device owner and unlock the phone because the unlock screen required only that a facial match be detected. In Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, Face Unlock ups the ante with a “Liveness check” feature.
Jelly Bean has an optional security feature that adds an extra layer of security for face unlock. When someone sets the phone to enable “Liveness check,” the phone…
Retinal scan, plus thumb prints.
A retinal scan, and thumb print combined! Although, admittedly, unless you have some crazy top level government security clearance slide to unlock is fine for everyone.
MythBusters did a great episode about how some thumb print readers can be defeated by using a photocopy of someone's fingerprints
Though for more advanced ones, you can use a silicon mold of the person's prints over your own finger. I guess retinal scans could work though, I don't know too much about them.
I'll stick with the normal slide to unlock, as I don't keep anything sensitive on my phone to begin with, and I can remote wipe it anyway if it gets lost or stolen