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Howdy – Windows Hello style facial authentication for Linux

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74 points LorenDB | 5 comments | 23 Jun 25 18:34 UTC | HN request time: 0.418s | source
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bsimpson ◴[26 Jun 25 09:55 UTC] No.44385795[source]▶
I know there was extensive testing when face recognition authentication came to smartphones. I wonder how an open source project like this one compares. I suspect there are substantially more false positives/negatives than on a commercially developed version that needs to support everyone to be successful.
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e-topy ◴[26 Jun 25 10:20 UTC] No.44385935[source]▶
Apple's Face ID uses what is essentially a 3D camera, a simple 2D color camera cannot compare to that in terms of accuracy.
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1. lozenge ◴[26 Jun 25 13:33 UTC] No.44387264[source]▶
Windows also uses infrared LEDs to light your face and prevent a flat photo from being recognised as a face.
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2. throwaway889900 ◴[26 Jun 25 16:23 UTC] No.44388871[source]▶
Windows is an operating system and does not have dependence on specific hardware being present.
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3. 98codes ◴[26 Jun 25 16:36 UTC] No.44388983[source]▶
There are definitely webcams that work with Windows Hello, and those that don't.
4. zettabomb ◴[26 Jun 25 16:36 UTC] No.44388984[source]▶
Incorrect. Windows Hello uses special hardware.
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5. throwaway889900 ◴[26 Jun 25 16:40 UTC] No.44389014{3}[source]▶
Right, Windows Hello requires it for facial auth, Windows itself does not. Hello still works, just you have to authenticate with a different method if the hardware isn't present.