LU STOUT: Welcome back. Now, most people have smart phones that need to be unlocked with a pass code or a fingerprint. Samsung is trying to take biometric security one step further by using facial recognition in its upcoming Galaxy S8 phone. Now the S8 is supposed to only unlock when it sees and recognizes the owner's face. But that new feature is proving to be less secure than planned. As you can see, someone managed to unlock the phone using just a photo of his face, and that means anyone with a clear enough picture of your face could be able to access your Galaxy S8 and any data on there such your photos or your email. Now, in a statement Samsung addressed this. The company says facial recognition is not used for Samsung Pay or the secure folder feature. So, payments as well as any apps or files placed in the secure folder, that will require a fingerprint. But they confirmed that facial recognition can unlock the Galaxy S8 potentially leaving it open for someone else to access your phone. Now, before we go, we want to mark the legacy of a pioneer in electronic music, Ikutari Kakehashi, the founder of Japanese music company Roland Corporation died at age 87 over the weekend. Tweets remember Kakehashi have been pouring in. Now, he led the way for the unique sounds of 80s pop and hip-hop with the TR808, a drum machine that defined songs by a range of artists including Marvin Gaye and Afrika Bambaataa. That's the 808. And it was so iconic, many artists made reference to it like 808 State, or Kanye West's s 808s and Heartbreak alum. It was just one of many electronic music machines that he invented, now Kakehashi also helped create the way we consume music. He was one of the original architects of midi, which lets different musical machines communicate with each other. His contributions helped fuse technology and music together, forever changed the modern music scene. And that is News Stream. I'm Kristie Lu Stout, but don't go anywhere, World Sport with Christina Macfarlane is next. END
Remembering Music Pioneer Ikutari Kakehashi