Just a guess, but maybe they use AI to compare the live person's face to the photo on the ID to verify. Of course if they're comparing to the printed photo and not to a database photo linked to the ID, then the whole purpose of the machine is ill-conceived, as it could be bypassed with a fake ID.

[–] xantoxis@lemmy.world 20 points 4 months ago (1 children)

However this thing works, I would put a pretty large amount of money on somebody finding a hack that breaks the security rapidly.

[–] einkorn@feddit.org 26 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Grab someone's ID, print the profile picture on a sheet of paper. Strap it to your face:

[–] verity_kindle@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 months ago

That is one handsome devil

[–] ptz@dubvee.org 10 points 4 months ago

the whole purpose of the machine is ill-conceived,

Yep.