Google Users Can Unlock Accounts With Selfie Video Instead Of Password
BreakingBusinessGoogle Users Can Unlock Accounts With Selfie Video Instead Of PasswordByMary Whitfill Roeloffs,Forbes Staff. It’s also a major expansion of biometric account recovery, which has been a contested space: Apple has offered Face ID-based authentication since 2017, while Microsoft expanded Windows Hello facial recognition to account recovery workflows years ago. While it can be used as a regular sign-in, Google is largely positioning the selfie as a backup option specifically for lockout scenarios—the gap where users lose their phone or can't access their usual device.
- ▪BreakingBusinessGoogle Users Can Unlock Accounts With Selfie Video Instead Of PasswordByMary Whitfill Roeloffs,Forbes Staff.
- ▪It’s also a major expansion of biometric account recovery, which has been a contested space: Apple has offered Face ID-based authentication since 2017, while Microsoft expanded Windows Hello facial recognition to account recovery workflows
- ▪While it can be used as a regular sign-in, Google is largely positioning the selfie as a backup option specifically for lockout scenarios—the gap where users lose their phone or can't access their usual device.
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BreakingBusinessGoogle Users Can Unlock Accounts With Selfie Video Instead Of PasswordByMary Whitfill Roeloffs,Forbes Staff. Mary Roeloffs is a Forbes breaking news reporter covering pop culture.Follow AuthorJul 23, 2026, 10:34am EDTToplineGoogle on Thursday introduced a new way to sign in or recover locked Google Accounts, putting biometric identity verification directly in the hands of its users by allowing them to record directed via selfie videos and submit them in lieu of a traditional password or security question.Sign with logos for Google and YouTube.Getty ImagesKey FactsGoogle’s new selfie video sign-in feature lets users record a short clip of themselves with head movement guidelines to verify their identity and, next time they need access to their account, they can take another…
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