Systems that use facial recognition are fooled by a 3D-printed mask

Facial recognition may not be as secure as previously thought. Researchers found that the technology can be fooled by using a 3D-printed mask depicting a different person's face. The mask was able to trick payment a system at a border checkpoint in China a passport-control gate in Amsterdam. The security flaw was discovered by researchers with the artificial intelligence firm Kneron, which determined criminals only need is a lifelike mask of a person to bypass security checkpoints. Kneron CEO Albert Liu said in a statement: 'Technology providers should be held accountable if they do not safeguard users to the highest standards.'