In 2017, Apple introduced the FaceID with their iPhone X that could unlock the smartphone via 3D scan of the face. Although the system could differentiate between a picture and a real face, it could not tell if the face was of a real person or a well-modelled 3D mask. Well, that could change in the coming year as a new camera tech will enable smartphone cameras to identify different object materials including the live skin of a human.
It is really fascinating to see how far we have come in developing technology. Now, the cameras in our smartphones can not only identify our faces but can also identify our live skin! Personally, I sometimes feel that we are already living in the future.
