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Re:Irish police to be given powers over passwords by dsr_ on Monday June 14, 2021 @04:19PM (#27507763)
A biometric is a username, not a password.
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Re:Irish police to be given powers over passwords by astrange on Monday June 14, 2021 @11:31PM (#27510966)
It's an authentication factor. It's not a username because you can change those.

(For twins they're more likely to have different usernames than different biometrics.)

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Re:Irish police to be given powers over passwords by dsr_ on Wednesday June 16, 2021 @10:15AM (#27528725)
No, it's an identification factor.
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Re:Irish police to be given powers over passwords by catlifeonmars on Monday June 14, 2021 @09:38PM (#27510424)
Tomato tomato. It’s all vectors and Boolean logic at the end of the day. Or if you want to get fancy, then add weights and step ups.
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