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Facebook may roll out facial recognition account recovery options
July 22, 2025
If you’ve ever been locked out of your Facebook account, you know what a helpless feeling it can be. Whether losing access to your account is due to a hacker or you’ve just forgotten a password you set years earlier, there are almost always avenues to regain control. A lot of companies rely on two-factor authentication. They might ask for your cell phone number so they can send you a text message with a confirmation code. Some, like Google, offer app-based options likeGoogle Authenticatorthat bypass the vulnerable cell networks.
Facebook looks to be taking things in a new direction. In the past, it has asked you to identify pictures of friends or designate a few different trusted individuals that could receive a code to unlock your account. Now, it’s looking intofacial recognition. Details are scant at the moment, but we’re getting word fromThe Next Web‘s Matt NavarrathatFacebookhas begun testing the feature. When asked for comment byTechCrunch, Facebook provided this response:
Whenever biometric security comes up, it’s normally a touchy subject. Many find the idea of a scan of their face sitting on a server somewhere just too creepy. Some are worried about the privacy implications if their scans ever leak or would beturned over to authorities. Facebook will have to convince its users thattheir information is safein the face of very real privacy concerns if there is to be wide adoption of this new feature. As we’ve seen recently, two-factor authenticationcan very easily be hacked. Companies will continue to look for other avenues of more secure account verification like biometrics.
What kind of information are you willing to give up to get access to your Facebook profile? What you think about Facebook potentially rolling this out to its users. Let us know down in the comments.
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