Samsung: Anyone's thumbprint can unlock Galaxy S10 phone

Re:Samsung: Anyone's thumbprint can unlock Galaxy S10 phone by dotancohen on Thursday October 17, 2019 @01:18PM (#21284214)

I just got one of the cheapest phones that Samsung makes, the A50. There is an aftermarket screen protector on the screen.

I was able to register my nose to unlock the phone via the "fingerprint" sensor. Interestingly enough, it will reliably unlock with my nose, but not with either of my daughters' noses.

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Re:Samsung: Anyone's thumbprint can unlock Galaxy S10 phone by fitzroy on Thursday October 17, 2019 @02:38PM (#21285085)

Three factors of security:

Something you have.

Something you are.

Something you nose.

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Re:Samsung: Anyone's thumbprint can unlock Galaxy S10 phone by nickpeterson on Friday October 18, 2019 @06:32AM (#21290155)

Does it pass the sniff test?

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Re:Samsung: Anyone's thumbprint can unlock Galaxy S10 phone by l33tman on Friday October 18, 2019 @05:22AM (#21289844)

You, sir, made me laugh!

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Re:Samsung: Anyone's thumbprint can unlock Galaxy S10 phone by snazz on Thursday October 17, 2019 @04:46PM (#21286214)

This is also possible with Touch ID on iOS devices—one of my friends enrolled his nose and five toes. You can put multiple fingers or toes in one “finger” slot if you lift and set down different digits instead of the same one, albeit less accurately.

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Re:Samsung: Anyone's thumbprint can unlock Galaxy S10 phone by bjelkeman-again on Thursday October 17, 2019 @05:25PM (#21286491)

Using the nose is practical when it is minus 20 C and you really don’t want to remove your mittens.

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Re:Samsung: Anyone's thumbprint can unlock Galaxy S10 phone by anoncake on Thursday October 17, 2019 @05:02PM (#21286341)

Do you mean that your daughters' noses can't unlock your phone when your nose is registered or theirs? The former sounds like it's working as designed. Fingers aren't the only body parts with unique patterns, just the most practical one to scan.

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Re:Samsung: Anyone's thumbprint can unlock Galaxy S10 phone by dotancohen on Sunday October 20, 2019 @08:26AM (#21303690)

I mean that the phone will correctly reject my daughters' noses when my nose is registered.

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Re:Samsung: Anyone's thumbprint can unlock Galaxy S10 phone by misterprime on Thursday October 17, 2019 @01:24PM (#21284287)

Enjoyable story. Please add to HBO's Silicon Valley script =)

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