[Swordmaker]

Researchers claim that merely machine certain common characteristics found on all fingerprints can unlock fingerprint sensors on smartphones. . . but they didn't bother to test their common feature prints on any real smartphones. Just on their own ideas of how such sensors work. Apple's doesn't even use the fingerprint itself but rather senses the ridges and valleys of the fat pad underneath the skin of the fingerprint. . . and that is why a photo or representation of the actual user's fingerprint does not work, much less a generic 65 point common characteristic print is unlikely to work either. — PING!

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Researchers Claim They Have Found A Way
To Unlock Smartphone Fingerprint Sensors,
But Did Not Bother To Test It On Any Smartphones!
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[dayglored]

Hi Swordmaker, thanks for the ping.

They didn't even test it??? What kind of arrogant, non-scientific fools are these? These "researchers" cheapen the entire field of scientific research! It almost makes me embarrassed to have bothered to get a science degree years ago. They befoul everything they touch. But they get the grants...

> Still, the findings raise troubling questions about the effectiveness of fingerprint security on smartphones.

Sounds a LOT like "It doesn't matter whether the man is guilty or not, IT'S THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE CHARGE!"

What a bunch of BS.

[aMorePerfectUnion]

I stick with the password. Better that way.