cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/22604748
The Vision Pro uses 3D avatars on calls and for streaming. These researchers used eye tracking to work out the passwords and PINs people typed with their avatars.
Archived version: https://web.archive.org/web/20240912100207/https://www.wired.com/story/apple-vision-pro-persona-eye-tracking-spy-typing/
This makes perfect sense. The only way around it would be to randomize the location of the digits/letters, and I’m sure people would throw a fit if that was the case. Still it should be an option.
Or just use a f***ing password manager?! (Unlocked with retinaID same as with faceID on iPhone)
We are not in 2010 anymore…
Or just not show people what you’re typing.
That’s what they actually did if you read the article. They don’t pass through the eyes the same when you’re on a keyboard now.
Seems like something strapped to your face would be good use case for biometrics
Yea, you don’t need to type password if you use passkeys that are unlocked using retinaID or how it is called in the vision pro.
Couldn’t you theoretically do the same thing by tracking someone’s eye movements on video chat, if they look at their keyboard while typing?
Maybe but I’m guessing most cameras don’t have as high of a res of your pupil?
Yes and no, it’s not really as accurate, 1 - if the guy do not watch his keyboard at all. 2 - if the guy is watching a bit his keyboard but only to the approximate place of the letter and remember the position after. BUT this could be counter by training an AI to extrapolate the results to get something more precise
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fearworry unlocked…Seems like this was done by working out passwords based on figuring out where people were looking and gesturing, rather than looking directly at the keyboard.
As a person using an uncommon keyboard layout, I reckon this would make it harder to hack my typing.
IF I could even get such a layout on wherever VR system I would theoretically be using… 😬
Don’t if it’s a good idea or not but the solution is this case should be to have something like stars passwords or randomized eye movements. Artificial movements basically
Asking because I’ve never had the experience: how does one write anything while wearing a VR set? Please don’t tell me it’s one-finger “Fliegender Adler” on a giant floaty image of a keyboard?
This would utterly kill the comfort, convenience, and speed of touch typing, would it not? Ahh, progress… Even in Minority Report they had (friggin’ sweet-looking!) keyboards alongside their fancy futuristic FAUI*.
^((* FAUI - flailing arms UI)^)
Flying Adler approach works and is the solution for noobs. Pros either use a real world keyboard or just look at the letter they want to type and snap 🫰 like this to type that letter. You can type pretty fast with the look’n’snap technic.
