# Google’s home page now wants a video selfie as your account backup

Google would like footage of your face. As of this week, the request appears right on its home page. A banner at the foot of the screen invites you to "sign in with a selfie," offering two buttons: "don't set up" and "set up selfie." Nobody is forced into it. Still, the world's largest search engine

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| Published | 22 September 2026 |

Source: https://egamers.io/googles-home-page-now-wants-a-video-selfie-as-your-account-backup/