Google just added selfie video as a sign-in and account recovery option.<\/p>
You can now prove it\u2019s you with a short selfie video designed to resist photos and deepfakes. To fend off deepfakes and impersonation attempts, it requires you to turn your head to prove you are really in front of the camera.<\/p>
They also encrypt the video and only use it for login purposes.<\/p>
https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2221520\/google-adds-selfie-video-log-in\/<\/a><\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mas.to\/@carnage4life\/116978938208335232","status_net":{"notice_id":null}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-07-25:objectType=thread:nonce=f06671863b2b6086","notice_info":{"local_id":"12948329","source":"ActivityPub","repeat_of":"12948327"}},"published":"2026-07-25T15:20:07+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"title":"inthehands repeated a notice by carnage4life","verb":"share","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/inthehands\/statuses\/116981286921535051\/activity"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.seattlematrix.org\/users\/mousey","displayName":"Internet Rando","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/95527-original-tmp20230206215641.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/95527-96-20230206221435.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/95527-48-20230206221435.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/95527-24-20230206221435.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"95527"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/95527-96-20230206221435.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Linux nerd, game nerd, dad jokes, memes, opinions. 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Nope.<\/p> ICE is gonna love this, though.<\/p> Google, expecting people to trust them in this, the year of our lord, 2026??<\/p> hahahahaha!<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.seattlematrix.org\/@mousey\/116979032189686045","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/mas.to\/users\/carnage4life\/statuses\/116978938208335232","url":"https:\/\/mas.to\/@carnage4life\/116978938208335232"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/mas.to\/users\/carnage4life"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-07-25:objectType=thread:nonce=f06671863b2b6086","notice_info":{"local_id":"12948328","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-07-25T15:19:54+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.seattlematrix.org\/@mousey\/116979032189686045"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mas.to\/users\/carnage4life","displayName":"Dare Obasanjo","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/80117-original-tmp20240718151336.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":225,"height":225},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/80117-96-20240718233421.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/80117-48-20240718151437.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/80117-24-20240718233421.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"80117"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/80117-96-20240718233421.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Opinions about product management, technology news and inclusivity in tech. Diversity is about demographics, inclusion is about creating a sense of belonging.","url":"https:\/\/mas.to\/@carnage4life","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"carnage4life","displayName":"Dare Obasanjo","note":"Opinions about product management, technology news and inclusivity in tech. Diversity is about demographics, inclusion is about creating a sense of belonging."}},"content":" Google just added selfie video as a sign-in and account recovery option.<\/p> You can now prove it\u2019s you with a short selfie video designed to resist photos and deepfakes. To fend off deepfakes and impersonation attempts, it requires you to turn your head to prove you are really in front of the camera.<\/p> They also encrypt the video and only use it for login purposes.<\/p>