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Re:Quick Tip: Enable Touch ID for Sudo (2020) by mordae on Wednesday June 15, 2022 @05:35AM (#31750847)
A glass?

I mean... Wouldn't there be a bunch of my fingerprints on the phone itself?

And if my bag gets stolen along with the laptop and possibly the phone, wouldn't there be fingerprints on pencils, water bottle and the phone charger?

https://hackaday.com/2015/11/10/your-unhashable-fingerprints...

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Re:Quick Tip: Enable Touch ID for Sudo (2020) by dewey on Wednesday June 15, 2022 @05:37AM (#31750860)
Where the finger print comes from isn't really the point. The point is that a random opportunistic thief that finds a phone and wants to go spelunking is most likely not dedicated, capable or willing to go through that and your data stays safe.
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Re:Quick Tip: Enable Touch ID for Sudo (2020) by GeckoEidechse on Wednesday June 15, 2022 @07:07AM (#31751325)
Bringing us back to the discussion about threat models :P
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