A thumbprint may seem simpler and more secure than a passcode or password. But one of the nation’s top computer scientists says he has discovered a security flaw with the kind of fingerprint identification technology often used to lock cellphones. We traveled to New York University Tandon School of Engineering to interview engineering professor Nasir Memon, who says he has found a way to use synthetic fingerprints to trick touch identification systems.
May 16, 2017May 16, 2017Emerald Knox
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