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		alcover on Sept 26, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Lessons from a Professional Password Cracker I think user pmontra meant that biometrics recorded by authorities could leak then be used to log in as you in your devices/services.

gruez on Sept 26, 2022 [–]

>then be used to log in as you in your devices/services.

That requires you to get physical access to the device, which puts the attack in an entirely different realm than just "password cracking".

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