Feb 25, 2015 07:54 AM EST
Facial Recognition on Mobile Phones

It is a fact that mobile phones are becoming increasingly powerful. The security of the data stored in mobile phones such as sensitive documents, email addresses and a lot more become very essential. Majority of the latest models of phone in the present time have password protection to address security.

According to Stacks Stanford, face recognition scheme is more flexible and secure since it has the ability to provide distinctive print to easily gain access. Half of consumers bother to lock their phones and the benefits seem obvious enough. By simply entering a few numbers, users can acquire a basic level of protection from prying eyes. In fact, it is an almost certainty that within the next few years, there biometric options will become standard features in every new phone.

These three biometric options include fingerprint scanner, facial recognition and voice recognition. The fingerprint scanner was built into the screen, the facial recognition was powered by high-definition cameras and the voice recognition is based on a large collection of vocal samples. Based on Forbes, voice and facial recognition are just software and they can utilize the powerful microphones and cameras of the phone. The next generation of devices is made with excellent internal components; these systems will only get more accurate and more powerful.

Going forward, mobile phones can serve as the gateway to government services, location data and health information. This is one of the reasons why new industries are being built using these devices as the platform. Whenever Apple decided to embrace facial recognition on mobile phones, the frequency and sheer scale which people will utilize will have a strong impact on the future of how people are identified. This may mark the turning point where authentication becomes familiar and normal as well as it will forever change the way people will interact with the systems around.

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