One of the members of the association of several thousand hackers from countries
German club Chaos Computer Club, created ideal
Reproduction fingerprint Ursula von der Leyen, German
Minister of Defence.
To perform this task, he needed no trace of a finger
found on a mug or Macro – enough for a pair
photos taken during the minister’s press conferences.
The man made a whole bunch of pictures of the thumb so widely
VeriFinger dostępnemu software, and then created the physical
a replica of the fingerprint. Already proven that fake fingerprint
made the technique he used a hacker can easily deceive
For example, fingerprint reader placed in the iPhone.
It’s frightening how easily gain access to someone’s confidential
information protected by fingerprint – you do not even have
direct contact with the person, or with any object,
she held. How to protect yourself from the threat? The author discussed
in takście method advises politicians that appeared in public
meetings with gloves.
The best way to avoid potential problems would be
However, the total abandonment of the use of fingerprint sensors
serious purposes. This system could replace, for example,
Biometric technology system analyzes the individual lived in
toes, which operates only in contact with real leather
living man. The first ATMs using such
sensors have already appeared in Japan and … in Poland.
And do you trust fingerprint readers? Perhaps the
unlocking the screen on your smartphone, however, better suited than
pattern to that code?
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