Man opens eyelids of sleeping girlfriend to unlock her phone, steals over Rs 18 lakh from her bank app

A man in China has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison after stealing more than 150,000 yuan from his then-girlfriend while she was sleeping. The man used facial recognition on the girl's phone to gain access before transferring all her balance and line of credit to his account through her phone.

Facial recognition has been a boon for the majority of smartphone users, granting them instant access to their phone and a lot of services within it. However, it comes with its own set of drawbacks. As a shining example of one such flaw, a new lawsuit in China shows how a man managed to siphon off lakhs of Rupees from the account of his then-girlfriend using Face ID.

The incident has been highlighted in a new report by The Times. As per the report, a Chinese man has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison for cheating his girlfriend off £18,000 (around Rs 18 lakh). How you ask? The man scanned the victim's face through facial recognition on her phone while she was sleeping.