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Re:Show HN: PanicLock – Close your MacBook lid disable Touch... by stavros on Friday April 17, 2026 @03:55PM (#47809882)
If it's in scope to "way worse" someone to get their fingerprint, I'm sure I can be very persuasive in getting their passwords.
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Re:Show HN: PanicLock – Close your MacBook lid disable Touch... by whalesalad on Friday April 17, 2026 @05:12PM (#47810612)
You can get the fingerprint of a dead person... you cannot extract a password from a dead person.
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Re:Show HN: PanicLock – Close your MacBook lid disable Touch... by stavros on Friday April 17, 2026 @05:15PM (#47810642)
Of course not. You extract it right before.
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