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mikeash
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Understanding the ginormous Philippines data breac...
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semi-extrinsic
on April 14, 2016
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Because this is the assumption behind using fingerprints as authentication.
mikeash
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That's my whole point. Usernames are public info, passwords are private, and fingerprints occupy a weird in-between world where they're sort of public but difficult to obtain and difficult to use if you're not the one whose fingers they're on.
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