German company creates skin-detection technology for better mobile security

We are now seeing more phones using facial recognition as a form of security. However, some implementations of the facial recognition option are not unbreakable. BBC News is shining the light on a German software company, called trinamiX, which has created a new piece of , and is able to distinguish between real skin and for example, plastic skin.

Actually, their technology, called , can differentiate between different materials, to determine whether it is living skin or a silicone mask, wood or plastic, among other options. trinamiX states that this is one step beyond current smartphones. ...

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