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Hackers can get past fingerprint scanners in 15 minutes

I would NOT register my fingerprint on my phone just for this reason. Where is it stored? On Google servers? If they get hacked & someone manages to get my print & use it for whatever, I'll pass. I'm not hip on the Samsung Pay thing either. I over protective.
 
Wasn't this discussed before, like it had to be an actually live finger with blood flowing to activate the fingerprint scanner.

Apparently a fingerprint from a severed dead finger won't work, but printed ones on glossy paper will?
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Ahh... Last time is was gummy bears that was the way to do it... This time it's a really clever way of using some custom circuit board printing software, metallic ink and an ink jet printer.

It gives you a fingerprint and the variable capacitance to fools the sensor... Blood flow doesn't seem to be required
 
Rebel1860 said:
I would NOT register my fingerprint on my phone just for this reason. Where is it stored? On Google servers? If they get hacked & someone manages to get my print & use it for whatever, I'll pass. I'm not hip on the Samsung Pay thing either. I over protective.
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Isn't it stored securely on the device.. And never leaves it. The fingerprint (or more accurately the hash/signature that is generated from it) is verified on the device itself and then that is used to send the required token to Google if required.

I agree though changing all your fingerprints after a hack is a painful process.. And I'm not doing that again....
 
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