Synaptics shows how some fingerprint sensors can't be trusted
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Fingerprint sensors are rapidly becoming the standard tool for securing mobile devices. Synaptics believes that these sensors typically aren't as safe as users think, however, especially in laptops. To prove its point, the company recently set up a demo in which it quickly gained access to a notebook and a smartphone by means of a tiny $25 device.
A compromised fingerprint ...