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Comment by bodz

> Biometrics can't be rotated. But they also can't be phished.

Sure they can. Haven't you ever seen a cop show where the detective tricks the suspect into drinking from a cup of coffee so they can lift the suspect's fingerprint from the cup?

"Hi John, nice to meet you! * shakes hand *" I now have John's fingerprints from where he touched me when he shook my hand.

"Hey John, can you send me a selfie?" I now have a picture of John's face and possibly his iris.

Hell, I bet it won't be long at all until someone finds a way to use the iPhone X's own "TrueDepth" camera to record a 3D scan of the user's face which can then be used to fool FaceID.

parent bodz 9 years ago

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