Fingerprints Fall Short When It Comes to Securing Smartphones

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Consumers can be pretty lax about their online security. About 4% of the time, the password to unlock a smartphone is 1-2-3-4, says Nasir Memon, a professor of computer science and engineering at New York University Tandon School of Engineering. … A new study, however, conducted over the past year by the Tandon School of Engineering at NYU and Michigan State University College of Engineering, finds that fingerprints are more vulnerable than previously believed.