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Smartphone security: Is my fingerprint safe in there?
When I was a kid, watching a movie where the main character used his fingerprint for authorization always felt thrilling. All the Bond movies with retina scans, fingerprint-activated guns, and voice recognition seemed like science fiction back in the day. And yet, a decade or two later, we have this tech in our smartphones! The 3D map of my face is somewhere in the cloud, along with most of my fingerprints. I get it; it's way easier to use your thumb than to memorize a strong password (use a capital letter, a number, and a special symbol, please), but there's a pressing question. What happens if your biometrics are compromised? You can change your password, but you can't change your face or fingerprints (unless you're super-rich or kinda crazy). What's your opinion on the matter? Do you use biometrics, and are you comfortable with this data somewhere in the cloud?
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