Even identical twins can’t fool Windows Hello

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Published onAugust 20, 2015

published onAugust 20, 2015

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It is almost every day now that news comes, detailing a hack or leak, revealing the passwords of millions to the world. In response to the evolution of this thorny cause célèbre, tech companies have made it their mission to restore confidence in the security mechanisms we use on a daily basis.Windows Hello is Microsoft’s answer, and by all accounts is quite impressively accurate; so much so in fact that even identical twins pose no challenge for its mystical algorithms. In a test mounted byThe Australian, and the Australian Twin Registry, it was found that the service was able to distinguish between the twins with impressive accuracy.Using an Intel RealSense enabled camera, Windows Hello is an embedded service in Windows 10 machines, allowing users to unlock their device using their faces alone. As this service is expected to come with the rumored new Lumia flagships, expect Microsoft to make a great deal more of it in future.Do you believe the password needs to die? Let us know in the comments below.

Radu Tyrsina

Radu Tyrsina has been a Windows fan ever since he got his first PC, a Pentium III (a monster at that time).

For most of the kids of his age, the Internet was an amazing way to play and communicate with others, but he was deeply impressed by the flow of information and how easily you can find anything on the web.

Prior to founding Windows Report, this particular curiosity about digital content enabled him to grow a number of sites that helped hundreds of millions reach faster the answer they’re looking for.

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