Upload 'Average' Photo For Better Smartphone Recognition
LONDON: Does your smartphone fail to recognise you at times when you try to use "face unlock" system? Upload an "average" photo of yourself for better recognition.
According to new research by scientists at the University of York, face recognition security on smartphones can be significantly improved if users store an "average" photo of themselves.
David Robertson found that combining different pictures of the user, rather than a single "target" image, leads to much better recognition across all kinds of daily settings.
The researchers examined the performance of the 'face unlock' system on Samsung Galaxy smartphones.
"We chose to study the Samsung Galaxy because it is a very popular phone which comes with working face recognition technology," Robertson added.
They found that the system was generally very good at rejecting imposters but that it often failed to recognise the genuine owner too.
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