Oct 9, 2019Single source
Hive Box Facial-Recognition Locks Hacked by Fourth Graders Using Intended Recipient’s Facial Photo
Rogue: Caused harmAI loose in the worldInjectionDERIVED
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Facial-recognition locks by Hive Box, an express delivery locker company in China, were easily opened by a group of fourth-graders in a science-club demo using only a printed photo of the intended recipient’s face, leaving contents vulnerable to theft.
What this means for youIf you use a facial-recognition parcel locker, a printed photo could open it, so ask the provider whether it checks for live faces and offers a PIN as a backup.
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- AI Incident Databasehttps://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/223
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