Google on Thursday announced a new way for users to sign-in to their accounts by letting them take a selfie video.
The selfie for sign-in, per the tech giant, is another option on top of existing recovery methods to log in to an account, including an email address or a phone number. The idea is to use a video selfie as a way to regain access if a user ever gets locked out or doesn’t have access to their usual phone or computer.
As part of the process, users are required to set up a selfie video by just looking into the device’s camera and completing a “few short, guided head movements” to capture their face from different angles.
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