You are watching too much TV :) and yes its possible to copy ,steal or change fingerprints they need move to iris detectors Regards Jeremiah Ngure Telenet Solutions Ltd +254721840146 On Fri, Oct 9, 2015 at 11:11 AM, Peter Karunyu via skunkworks < skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> wrote:
@Mark, thinking outside the box, if one could get a picture of your fingerprint, they can then 3D print a gel with the same <http://security.stackexchange.com/questions/42196/iphone-5s-security-given-someones-fingerprint-can-i-use-a-3d-printer-to-create>, stick it on their fingers and in so doing impersonate you.
Assuming of course, the place where they are impersonating you checks only fingerprints and not the face attached to the fingers.
However, if they additionally had a photo of your face...
At least thats what Mission Impossible AND the tv series Face Off would have me believe.
On Fri, Oct 9, 2015 at 10:57 AM, Mark Kipyegon via skunkworks < skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> wrote:
We already entrust so much personally identifiable information to banks and other service providers. Why should biometric data be seen as a unique risk?
On 9 Oct 2015, at 10:46, skunkworks-request@lists.my.co.ke wrote:
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I also saw that when i was forced to register for biometrics! The way i
see
it, it's a double edged sword, in terms of fraud vs security. I am also not happy being forced to surrender this information. God knows what they will as "appropriate".
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