Introducing selfie for sign-in: a new way to access your Google Account • Hacker News Board

Re: Introducing selfie for sign-in: a new way to access your Google Account

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Post by ikiris » Thu, Jul 23, 2026, 9:59 PM UTC

Wow this is a terrible idea. I used to really respect the security and identity team what happened?

Re: Introducing selfie for sign-in: a new way to access your Google Account

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Post by EmbarrassedHelp » Thu, Jul 23, 2026, 10:01 PM UTC

iosjunkie wrote: post #22

I would love to know how they are going to handle deepfakes. Also, doesn't this give law enforcement an easier avenue to compel access to someone's accounts?

> Also, doesn't this give law enforcement an easier avenue to compel access to someone's accounts?

It does.

Re: Introducing selfie for sign-in: a new way to access your Google Account

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Post by schaefer » Thu, Jul 23, 2026, 10:01 PM UTC

If only they wouldn't be evil... ugh.

Re: Introducing selfie for sign-in: a new way to access your Google Account

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Post by srameshc » Thu, Jul 23, 2026, 10:03 PM UTC

Sounds like a bad idea on so many layers. I don't want to give more selfies for training, feels like a disaster about to happen

Re: Introducing selfie for sign-in: a new way to access your Google Account

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Post by canada_dry » Thu, Jul 23, 2026, 10:03 PM UTC

muppetman wrote: post #16

Google already have 5,000 odd photos of me anyway in Google photos. I'm screwed either way.

Plus friends and family inadvertently give Google/Facebook (etc) your personal info via tagged photos, contacts, DMs without your consent and they gather/link/sell this collateral info to the highest bidder without anyone being the wiser.

Re: Introducing selfie for sign-in: a new way to access your Google Account

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Post by netsharc » Thu, Jul 23, 2026, 10:06 PM UTC

ThePowerOfFuet wrote: post #30

netsharc wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Fucking hell, they modified Chrome/ium to pop up an application dialog (it's not just somr HTML inside the web page) to "log-in using Google".. fuck Google! Maybe next they'll get Chrome to automatically turn on your webcam, capture your face and say "Thanks for logging in!"

So don't use Chrome/Chromium. The web is so much better with uBlock Origin anyway!!

I use Vivaldi, sadly it's based on Chromium and has quite a bit of the stinky parts...

(Currently on an old Vivaldi version that still allows manifest v2.. I guess I'm asking to be pwned)

Re: Introducing selfie for sign-in: a new way to access your Google Account

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Post by wegwerf17377382 » Thu, Jul 23, 2026, 10:08 PM UTC

muppetman wrote: post #16

Google already have 5,000 odd photos of me anyway in Google photos. I'm screwed either way.

That attitude is exactly what got you into that mess.

There's no reason to believe the mess couldn't get any deeper, so backing out now doesn't have to be useless.

Re: Introducing selfie for sign-in: a new way to access your Google Account

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Post by notaigenerated » Thu, Jul 23, 2026, 10:09 PM UTC

pzxc wrote: post #24

https://nevergivethemyourface.com/

this should be the top comment

Re: Introducing selfie for sign-in: a new way to access your Google Account

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Post by tiffanyh » Thu, Jul 23, 2026, 10:09 PM UTC

Is this basically “Video KYC” as required in some countries to open a bank account?

Re: Introducing selfie for sign-in: a new way to access your Google Account

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Post by angoragoats » Thu, Jul 23, 2026, 10:29 PM UTC

I am surprised and encouraged by the fact that almost all of the comments here are negative!

I would absolutely delete/abandon my Google account before voluntarily giving them my facial data.