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Google Adds Selfie Videos as an Account-Recovery Option

2026-07-23

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Summary

Google introduced an optional selfie-video method for recovering an account.
Users record guided head movements, then make a new video if they are locked out.
Google compares the videos and uses liveness checks to resist photos and deepfakes.
The company says videos are encrypted and can be deleted from the account.

The question

Would you trust an encrypted selfie video as a backup key to your Google account?

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