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Facebook testing face recognition as a way to let you back in to a locked account

<div class="feat-image">(https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/facebook.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1500)</div><p>If you’ve ever found yourself locked out of your <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/facebook/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Facebook[/url] account while traveling, you’ll know what a pain it can be. The normal two-factor method of confirming your identity is by text message, and if you don’t have roaming on your phone then you’re out of luck.</p>
<p>The company has tried a number of alternatives over the years, and is now adding another – perhaps inspired by Apple’s use of <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/face-id/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Face ID[/url] on the upcoming <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/iphone-x/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">iPhone X[/url] …</p>
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