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mikeash
on Oct 1, 2013
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Fingerprints are Usernames, not Passwords
Let's say criminals manage to build a database of everybody's fingerprint. Now, I steal a phone, and have access to that database. How do I query it?
mbrubeck
on Oct 1, 2013
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Based on a partial print from the screen or body of the phone? (It wouldn't work every time, but it might be feasible often enough to be worth trying.)
saalweachter
on Oct 2, 2013
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Call every phone number until the phone you've stolen rings. Then it's a simple reverse directory lookup to get the name of person who owns the phone.
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