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Re:How I Lost My $50,000 Twitter Username by mcone on Wednesday January 29, 2014 @10:51AM (#7144528)
Because fingerprints should be used as usernames, not passwords.

http://blog.dustinkirkland.com/2013/10/fingerprints-are-user...

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Re:How I Lost My $50,000 Twitter Username by ecocentrik on Wednesday January 29, 2014 @11:23AM (#7144793)
That's probably not a great idea for anything other than very secure systems where users aren't concerned with privacy, flexibility of identity or anonymity.
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