Lenovo's 'encrypted' fingerprint USB is just an unencrypted SD card in a case

Re:Lenovo's 'encrypted' fingerprint USB is just an unencrypt... by jqpabc123 on Sunday November 01, 2026 @01:48PM (#50328439)

And if you cut or burn your finger or the sensor gets damaged in your pocket?

I have friends who have been locked out of their phone because they put all their trust in the fingerprint reader.

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Re:Lenovo's 'encrypted' fingerprint USB is just an unencrypt... by NetMageSCW on Sunday November 01, 2026 @03:19PM (#50329360)

And forgot their PIN/password? That Apple forces you to use every 8 days or so?

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Re:Lenovo's 'encrypted' fingerprint USB is just an unencrypt... by cute_boi on Sunday November 01, 2026 @06:49PM (#50331189)

if you use apple.com/icloud.com it will force user to use mfa every 1 hour. Apple got horrible engineering.

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Re:Lenovo's 'encrypted' fingerprint USB is just an unencrypt... by jqpabc123 on Sunday November 01, 2026 @06:59PM (#50331268)

Apple is not the only phone vendor.

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