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To: ~Kim4VRWC's~; 1234; Abundy; Action-America; acoulterfan; AFreeBird; Airwinger; Aliska; altair; ...
HOOOO, Boy! Android phones including HTC One Max and Samsung Galaxy S5 found keeping biometric fingerprint data in easily read clear .img files in an open "world readable" folder available to any app or or unprivileged process. "Even worse: kernel access permissions often only restrict to root privilege, not system, meaning modified or 'rooted' Android devices are at risk even if those protections are applied," the discovering researchers said. — PING!


Android Fingerprint Security OOPS!
Ping!

If you want on or off the Mac Ping List, Freepmail me.

4 posted on 08/11/2015 9:10:54 PM PDT by Swordmaker ( This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users continue...)
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To: dayglored; ShadowAce

For your ping lists perhaps for heads up for users who use Android fingerprint scan security locks. . .


6 posted on 08/11/2015 9:12:24 PM PDT by Swordmaker ( This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users continue...)
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