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Old 04-17-2014, 03:25 AM   #12
Brianrh
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Originally Posted by eschwartz View Post
I haven't fully looked into it, but I feel confident saying that biometric security is still just a gimmick, no matter who makes it.

The technology is simply not mature.

Swipe vs. press notwithstanding, I doubt the technology is sufficiently different to avoid the aforementioned exploit, which is dependent on a lack of tech skilled enough to recognize a copy of the real thing as being just a copy.

Biometric security may, and probably will, be here soon, but: not yet.
Just as you predicted:
http://www.theguardian.com/technolog...-sensor-hacked
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