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michaelttoday at 12:49 AM1 replyview on HN

As I understand it, 'Windows Hello' requires a near-IR image alongside the RGB image.

It's not the fancy structured light of phone-style Face ID, but it still protects against the more common ways of fooling biometrics, like holding up a photo or wearing a simple paper mask.


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nitwit005today at 1:22 AM

Fair enough. That removes the virtual option, and you'll be forced to point the camera at your older brother.