Re: Apple's New Face ID Biometric System Works in the Dark and When Your Face is Obscured by Hats and Beards

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Amazing email. I am very interested in trying this



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On Wed, Sep 13, 2017 at 4:48 PM -0400, "Mary Otten"  wrote:











Apple's New Face ID Biometric System Works in the Dark and When Your Face is 
Obscured by Hats and Beards
MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors  /  Juli Clover
In the new iPhone X, Face ID, a facial recognition system, replaces the Touch 
ID fingerprint sensor we've grown accustomed to since it was introduced in the 
iPhone 5s.




Because Face ID is a new biometric system, there are a lot of questions about 
its accuracy and how it will work in various conditions, all of which Apple has 
answered both in the keynote and on its website.







How Face ID Scans Your Face


Face ID is enabled through a TrueDepth front-facing camera on the iPhone X, 
which has multiple components. A Dot Projector projects more than 30,000 
invisible dots onto your face to map its structure.







The dot map is then read by an infrared camera and the structure of your face 
is relayed to the A11 Bionic chip in the iPhone X and transformed into a 
mathematical model. The A11 chip then compares your facial structure to the 
facial scan stored in the iPhone X during the setup process.







As with Touch ID, if there is a match between the two face scans, the iPhone X 
will unlock. From there, you can swipe upwards to get to the Home screen.




Face ID in the Dark


Face ID uses infrared to scan your face, so it works in low lighting conditions 
and in the dark. The TrueDepth camera also has what Apple calls a "Flood 
Illuminator," aka an infrared light that illuminates your face in the dark so 
the dot map and the infrared camera can do their jobs.




Fooling Face ID


First of all, Face ID can't be fooled by a photo because it takes a 3D facial 
scan to unlock a device. Face ID is also "attention aware," a feature Apple 
implemented for extra security.




Face ID will only unlock your device when you look in the direction of the 
iPhone X with your eyes open, meaning Face ID only works when there's a live 
person in front of it. Attention aware is optional, though, and can be turned 
off if you choose. Most people will want to leave attention awareness on, but 
for users unable to focus their attention on the iPhone, turning it off will 
allow the iPhone X to unlock with just a facial scan.




Face ID is also sensitive enough to tell the difference between you and someone 
who is wearing a mask of your face. Apple trained Face ID with hyperrealistic 
masks created by Hollywood studios, ensuring a mask of a person wouldn't be 
able to fool the Face ID system.







According to Apple, Face ID is more secure than Touch ID because there are 
slimmer chances of a mismatch. There's a 1 in 50,000 chance someone will be 
able to unlock your iPhone with their fingerprint, but a 1 in 1,000,000 chance 
someone else's face will fool Face ID. That doesn't count for twins, though -- 
if you have an identical twin, that error rate increases.




Touch ID locks a device after five failed attempts, but with Face ID, Apple is 
only allowing two failed attempts. After two incorrect scans, the iPhone X will 
lock and require your passcode to unlock again.




Face ID With Hats, Beards, Makeup, and Glasses


Face ID works with hats, beards, glasses, scarves, and other accessories that 
partially obscure the face. According to Apple, this is because the A11 Bionic 
chip in the iPhone X uses machine learning and a neural engine to recognize 
changes in your appearance.




It's also likely that Face ID, like other facial recognition systems, has a 
match threshold that's below 100 percent, so even with part of the face not 
visible, it recognizes the part that is visible.







Face ID also adapts to changes in your appearance over time, so it will 
continue to recognize you as you grow a beard or grow your hair longer.




One caveat -- Apple doesn't mention sunglasses. There's a chance that Face ID 
doesn't work when wearing sunglasses because it obscures your eyes, and eye 
contact is required for unlocking the device. Attention aware can be disabled, 
though, so Face ID may work with sunglasses in that situation.




Face ID When Unconscious or Sleeping


If someone knocks you unconscious or attempts to unlock your iPhone X with your 
face while you're sleeping, it's not going to work.




As mentioned above, you need to look at your iPhone for Face ID to grant access 
to your device.




Face ID Privacy


On iPhones with Touch ID, your fingerprint data is stored in a Secure Enclave 
on the device, and the same is true of Face ID. Your facial map is encrypted 
and kept in the Secure Enclave, with authentication happening entirely on your 

Re: Trillian from Mac App Store always busy on start up please help!

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Hi, can you send the link to the iOS app? Thanks.



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On Mon, Sep 4, 2017 at 9:39 PM -0400, "Trahern Culver" 
 wrote:










hi all, I've downloaded Trillian from the Mac App Store and every time I open 
it its busy for ages like its crashed uninstallation does nothing to fix this. 
please can any one help me? any one got any ideas as to what could be going on? 
thanks respect and blessings trey..





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Re: Face it: Every new Apple technology is a disaster

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I’m excited for this phone either way! 



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On Tue, Aug 29, 2017 at 6:59 PM -0400, "M. Taylor"  wrote:










Macworld - Tuesday, August 29, 2017 at 4:00 AM
Face it: Every new Apple technology is a disaster
Apple is expected to release a new technology next month so you know what
that means: it's time to worry about how bad it will be.
Writing for Mashable, Jack Morse says if you're not afraid, you will be. You
will be.
That is, of course, a reference to a line the popular movie series Star
Trek. Don't @ me.
"Facial recognition tech is taking over smartphones. Here's why you should
be worried." (Tip o' the antlers to Tibor Csapo.)
There are few things more personal than a face.
A bespoke granite carving of a beloved pet thrown through the plate glass
window of your summer house. A loved one who can recite your genome from
memory. An H-shaped pair of coffins so you and your spouse can hold hands
for all eternity. Your groin. That's about it.
Every wrinkle, blemish, and freckle combine to tell a person's story.
That mole that looks cancerous. The vertical scar running over your left eye
which is a glassy white and a memento of that knife fight in Singapore in
1936. Your gold prosthetic nose. Your face tattoo that says "FREE MUSTACHE
RIDES". This is who you are, Marsha.
Oh, and if smartphone manufactures have their way, that map will also soon
be the preeminent key to your digital life.
At least we won't be misplacing it all the time, amirite?! Ha-ha! Any-hoo,
what's the deal with avocado toast?
Basically, it's a lose-lose situation-albeit one that the smartphone makers
of the world seem all too excited to drag us into.
You will not be surprised to learn that the word "enclave", which is used to
describe the technology Apple currently uses to keep your fingerprint safe
as part of Touch ID and will certainly be used as part of Face ID, does not
appear anywhere in this article.
Companies like Apple, Google, and Qualcomm are charging ahead to make face
scans the new biometric we'll rely on for everything from unlocking phones
to making digital purchases.
And presumably all these companies have the same set of motivations, right?
Like, they're all interested in getting your data and selling to third
parties because that's their business model, right?
This question is never addressed.
Apple is loudly berated for being behind the curve in AI because it won't
pull your data up to the cloud and use it to enhance its results. At the
same time, though, it's lumped in with the group of feckless data dealers
who prefer to think of it as "our" email rather than "your" email.
"Once the always-on device gathers information, it may be available to many
kinds of people, contrary to the user's intentions," Schwartz said. 
"These include external data thieves, who may break into the device or the
data farm where content is stored; or internal employees of the company that
makes the device, who improperly misappropriate customer content; or the
police, by means of a subpoena or search warrant (depending on what the
police are demanding).
Which company has the better track record on these? Biometric data on an
iPhone is stored in the enclave which is paired with the sensor it validates
against. Nothing is stored in a data farm. Also, Apple stood up to the FBI
when it wanted to the unlock the phone of a terrorist. Pretty sure they'll
probably stand up for you.
None of this is worth mentioning, though. We are to presume all these
companies equally want eat your delicious face data.
"Absolutely people should be concerned," said Schwartz. "What else is the
company going to be doing with the face [scan]?"
Apple? Nothing. They don't have it.
Does this matter to you now? Maybe, maybe not. But it probably will when
someone drains your bank account using nothing more than a photo they pulled
off your Instagram account.
Remember when the same kind of hacking was going to run rampant with Touch
ID, which was a security disaster even though it was way better than the
four-digit passcodes or no passcodes many people were using? Remember when
the Apple Watch was going to give us wrist cancer?
It is important to do proper due diligence on these technologies as they
come out. It is irresponsible, however, to run around telling people hackers
are going to use their selfies to steal their money. Look, if your bank
account is about to be emptied by the iPhone 8, it's not because of Face ID.

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Re: Turning on VO Prefs on a Mac with a touch bar?

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Hi,  From what i heard you triple click the touch ID button



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On Tue, Aug 29, 2017 at 10:35 AM -0400, "Anne Robertson"  
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Hello Donna,

If you mean opening VoiceOver Utility, press VO-FN-8. The numeric row plus the 
FN key substitutes for the function keys with VO commands.

Cheers,

Anne



> On 29 Aug 2017, at 13:19, Donna Goodin  wrote:
> 
> Maybe I just haven't had enough coffee yet, but has anyone found a way to do 
> this?  Google was not helpful. :)
> Cheers,
> Donna
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Re: Recomendations for books

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Janet,Will there be an iOS 11 version when iOS 11 comes out?



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On Sun, Aug 27, 2017 at 2:58 PM -0400, "Andy"  
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Hi Janet.

getting a message from you! I'm thrilled to bits.


As I said in my message, I'm just loving your book.  It's helping me loads 
and without it, my macbook pro would still be sitting like my lovely 27in 
Imack, after almost 2 years.

It's very difficult for a Windows user to adjust to this new platform, but 
at times, it all sounds very simple, then I fall down a big hole.

I've been listening and working with your book since Friday afternoon and 
now it's nearly bed-time on sunday  night.

I've achieved loads and I some how no longer fear this buitiful macbook pro. 
My confidence is growing and I'm really feeling, for the first time in 
months, that I'm achieving something positive.

I don't fear the future any more, but my arthritic fingers are now screaming 
at me! Ha.

Thanks very much for the other book.  Both will keep me busy all winter, 
here in Scotland, where I don't get out too much over the winter months.

Thanks again.

Very best wishes.

Andy.
>From Scotland with Love.

- Original Message - 
From: "Janet Ingber" 
To: 
Sent: Sunday, August 27, 2017 6:47 PM
Subject: Re: Recomendations for books


Hi Andy,

Glad you like my book and are finding it helpful.

The iPhone book has been updated by Anna.  It’s from National Braille Press. 
Here is the link:
http://www.nbp.org/ic/nbp/IPHONE-IOS10.html

Best,
Janet


> On Aug 27, 2017, at 12:10 PM, Andy  wrote:
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> Hi all.
>
> In the past I've purchased 2 great books.  They may have been from either, 
> the National Braille Press or American Printhouse for the Blind.  I can no 
> longer rember.
>
>
> The first book concerned my Iphone and was titled:
> Getting Started with the iPhoneGetting Started with the iPhone
> An Introduction for Blind Users
> By Anna Dresner and Dean Martineau.
>
> This was a great book and helped me a lot, back when I was using my Iphone 
> 4s.
>
> I've since upgraded to the Iphone 6s and was wondering if there was a more 
> recent title by these two authours which would be more appropriate for the 
> Iphone 6s and subsequent upgrades to the operating system, since then.
>
> My second book, which I'm studying at the moment is also a fantastic book. 
> It concerns My Imac and my Macbook pro and is titled:
>
> Janet Ingber - Everything You Need to Know to Use the Mac
>
>
> I'm loving this book so much that I hunger for more from this particular 
> author.
>
> If anyone knows a link where I can purchase such titles, as txt documents, 
> I'd be delighted to know.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Very best wishes.
> Andy.
> From Scotland with Love.
>
>
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Re: error 404

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Hi, Can you email me off list I might be able to help you out.



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On Sun, Aug 27, 2017 at 3:16 PM -0400, "Sarai Bucciarelli" 
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Hi guys:
My mother has an iPad air. Everytime I send her a URL in an email message,
she gets error 404 when choosing the URL. It doesn't matter weather I send
from my Mac, or from Windows. The URL is fine. Is there a way to fix this?

Sarai D Bucciarelli www.linkedin.com/in/SaraiDBucciarelli 


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