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Your fingerprint scanner isn’t as secure as you think!

Hindustan Times | ByRajiv Makhni
Sep 01, 2018 07:44 PM IST

Manufacturers need to add just one more feature to make you truly safe

The headline is not clickbait. It’s not been framed to get you all frightened, get you to read the column and then give you some superfluous wishy-washy stats about your mobile phone security. This is a real problem with real world consequences. Pay attention, as I may ask questions later.

While our fingerprint is quite unique, the scanner reading it can be quite a piece of junk!
While our fingerprint is quite unique, the scanner reading it can be quite a piece of junk!
A single fingerprint isn’t just about the loops, arches, and ridge endings but also about the location of each part of it. That’s what makes it unique .
A single fingerprint isn’t just about the loops, arches, and ridge endings but also about the location of each part of it. That’s what makes it unique .
Most scanners, especially those on phones and laptops, are very small and thus can only read a small part of the full fingerprint
Most scanners, especially those on phones and laptops, are very small and thus can only read a small part of the full fingerprint
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