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Re:Chaos Computer Club breaks Apple TouchID by TheSpiceIsLife on Monday September 23, 2013 @08:10PM (#6435001)
a "mathematical representation of" is exactly what a "digital image" is.
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Re:Chaos Computer Club breaks Apple TouchID by nacs on Tuesday September 24, 2013 @01:56AM (#6436264)
They're clearly referring to storing some kind of "hash"/mathematical representation of your fingerprint vs a plain photo/"digital image".
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