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Forgot your Google password? Now you can log in with a selfie.
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Very different, I would say. The security implication of authorising you on a new device is much more severe than logging you into a device you are already authorised against.
Exactly, someone spoofing the biometrics to unlock my phone relies on them having physical access, whereas spoofing the biometrics on an account that can be accessed anywhere in the world is quite a bit bigger of a threat