Rude Face ID

Happy Tuesday everyone.

For all my iPhone users out there, you've probably experienced the frustration of grabbing your phone while you're still in bed and not having it recognize you because your face is squished up against the pillow still. Okay, maybe that's just me.

There's something uniquely frustrating about this experience, but it's good to know Face ID works and won't recognize you if your face is contorted a bit. Years ago when I had jaw surgery I remember being concerned my phone might not recognize me when my jaw structure changes.

This got me wondering... what if Face ID was more rude when it wasn't able to recognize you? The most obvious example is if you put on weight, but this could also work if you have a weird haircut, got contact lenses, or made any other number of physical changes.

It's more a funny concept than anything, but biometric privacy as a concept has been top of mind for me ever since Worldcoin announced the Proof of Personhood protocol which relies on a retina scan to verify your identity. It's interesting to note anything less than a retina scan is relatively feasible to hack, but this also excludes visually impaired people.

However, until this reaches a level of mass adoption we'll be stuck trying to get FaceID to recognize us.

Hello there, my name is Soren. I'm a designer who makes satirical app designs daily. You can get these concepts delivered to your inbox by clicking the subscribe button.