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Fake finger fools fingerprint sensor
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-35642747:
The video appears to show an iPhone, but it might be a skinned Android phone.
The precess to create the fake finger is a bit involved.
A sensor manufacturer has demonstrated how a fake finger can fool a smartphone's fingerprint sensor at its booth at the Mobile World Congress tech show.
The video appears to show an iPhone, but it might be a skinned Android phone.
The precess to create the fake finger is a bit involved.
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Why does this not surprise me?
I think it's a question of technology, not time, and the technology isn't extremely expensive .The BBC's Chris Foxx asked the Chinese company's president whether criminals would really take the time to make a mould of a victim's finger to clone it.0
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