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Apple's Face ID is probably already doing a good job making sure that their products' users are protected, and it's hard for us to think of which part of the system can be improved. However, it looks like the tech giant has figured it out, as a patent filed by them revealed that the Face ID would be able to map users' veins in the future.
Earlier this week, the new Apple patent was granted by the US Patent and Trademark Office. It shows us that the face recognition system could create a 3D map of users’ veins by using a sub-epidermal imagery technique through an infrared sensor in a camera. The sensor will capture flood and speckle patterns from the infrared illumination lighting up on the users’ faces, just like how the current Face ID works but in a more advanced way.
It is said that mapping users' veins will help to eliminate that one in a million chance of someone having a similar face structure can unlock your device. As different individuals have unique vein patterns under their skin, it makes it harder for others to replicate it. True or not, do take this patent with a grain of salt as Apple hasn't made any official statements yet.
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