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gclawesyesterday at 12:16 AM3 repliesview on HN

Don't Windows Hello camera devices have some kind of hardware attestation? I'm sure verification schemes like this will eventually go down that path soon.

My guess is that's probably one of the reasons Google tried to push for Play Store only apps, provide a measurable/verifiable software chain for stuff like this.


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nitwit005yesterday at 12:36 AM

That the camera is real doesn't imply the thing it's viewing is real.

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OptionOfTyesterday at 12:17 AM

Yes they do. Part of the reason why you can't use certain webcams that are Windows Hello compatible (I.e. with IR) in recent versions of Windows.

KellyCriterionyesterday at 8:38 AM

IIRC they had these fingerprinting pads?