Web developer Mel Tajon decided to check out the Galaxy Note 8 at Best Buy but found that the facial recognition system has not improved in terms of security: users can still unlock the device using Facebook profile pics, Instagram selfies, and so on. This problem originated with the Galaxy S8, and there were claims that the iris scanner could be fooled under certain conditions as well.



“Whatever, that’s just a demo.” You see, that’s actually the problem. I see three possibilities: 1. The Note 8’s facial recognition tech is actually good and Samsung made a crappy demo…but why would anyone do that? 2. The Note 8’s facial recognition tech is bad and they faked the demo intentionally, just like how Samsung faked performance benchmarks in the past. 3. The Note 8’s facial recognition tech is bad and the demo is proof of that. Which is it?

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