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Fingerprint readers fooled by Play-Doh fingers

Posted on Dec 11, 05 11:56 AM PDT

Fingerprint readers fooled by Play-Doh fingers
Fingerprint scanning devices that use optical cameras to take images that are ‘read’ by a computer later are easily fooled by casts from live fingers via Play-Doh molds. A collection of fingers from corpses were also used in lab during testing. Scientists systematically tested more than 60 fake samples to garner an astonishing 90% false verification rate. YubaNet via MAKE

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