With the launch of the Pixel 4, Google finally ditched physical fingerprint scanners (or really, fingerprint scanners of any sort) and went all in on face unlock. While the Pixel’s face unlock is pretty close to what Apple has been shipping on its phones since the iPhone X, reports recently started surfacing that the phone can be unlocked even when the owner is sleeping, or dead.
Meanwhile, the Mountain View giant is maintaining that the Pixel 4’s face unlock is highly secure and is a strong biometric authentication method. “Pixel 4 face unlock meets the security requirements as a strong biometric, and can be used for payments and app authentication, including banking apps. It is resilient against invalid unlock attempts via other means, like with masks” said the company.
