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arrow-up1311arrow-down1external-linkIt’s never been easier for the cops to break into your phonewww.theverge.com@jeffw@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 4 months agomessage-square92fedilinkcross-posted to: cybersecurity@sh.itjust.works
minus-squareChozolinkfedilink20•4 months agoI don’t see why it wouldn’t be. It just checks that the shape of the fingerprint is there, it doesn’t check for a pulse or any sign of life. If you have a high-enough resolution image and printer, it’s actually rther trivial to bypass most optical fingerprint readers.
Using a dead persons finger is not possible though
I don’t see why it wouldn’t be. It just checks that the shape of the fingerprint is there, it doesn’t check for a pulse or any sign of life. If you have a high-enough resolution image and printer, it’s actually rther trivial to bypass most optical fingerprint readers.