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Re:Goodbye, Password. Banks Opt to Scan Fingers and Faces In... by kevin_b_er on Tuesday June 21, 2016 @07:04PM (#11950189)
It isn't what you know, but a a picture of the eye that will serve as the password, or the hashed picture of the eye.

The result is a password you don't know, but one the app or the bank can leak that you cannot change. Thus, this lowers security.

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