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That Fingerprint Sensor On Your Phone Is Not As Safe As You Think, It's Hackable by okokoete(m): 1:46am On Mar 05, 2019
If you thought keeping your smartphone locked behind a fingerprint scanner would keep it secure, it may not be as stranger-proof as you thought. Researchers have found that with an inkjet printer and some special ink and paper, anyone can hack into your phone in 15 minutes or less.

Researchers Kai Cao and Anil Jain of Michigan State University have come up with a method to get through smartphones’ fingerprint scanners by scanning a fingerprint at 300 dpi and printing it on conductive AgIC paper with conductive silver ink.

https://www.technohepsco.com/2019/03/that-fingerprint-sensor-on-your-phone.html

Re: That Fingerprint Sensor On Your Phone Is Not As Safe As You Think, It's Hackable by HabaHaba: 5:40am On Mar 05, 2019
Wow! That's why I still dey fear to use fingerprint lock for my phone. My wife fit just carry my hand scan the phone while I dey sleep. Instead I prefer the face scanner/lock. Its more deceptive & secure.

Well, technology is improving though. Multiple level security is better.

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Re: That Fingerprint Sensor On Your Phone Is Not As Safe As You Think, It's Hackable by Nobody: 6:58am On Mar 05, 2019
HabaHaba:
Wow! That's why I still dey fear to use fingerprint lock for my phone. My wife fit just carry my hand scan the phone while I dey sleep. Instead I prefer the face scanner/lock. Its more deceptive & secure.

Well, technology is improving though. Multiple level security is better.
Oga no reason am ooo, she can scan your face while sleeping to. Your eyes does not really have to be open.

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Re: That Fingerprint Sensor On Your Phone Is Not As Safe As You Think, It's Hackable by HabaHaba: 8:37am On Mar 05, 2019
fruqsy:

Oga no reason am ooo, she can scan your face while sleeping to. Your eyes does not really have to be open.
Hahahhaha. Na soo
Re: That Fingerprint Sensor On Your Phone Is Not As Safe As You Think, It's Hackable by walex1991(m): 9:19am On Mar 05, 2019
That's why the alphanumeric mode is the best. But last last all is hackable

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Re: That Fingerprint Sensor On Your Phone Is Not As Safe As You Think, It's Hackable by seunfly: 10:43am On Mar 05, 2019
Which ever way no where to hide.

fruqsy:

Oga no reason am ooo, she can scan your face while sleeping to. Your eyes does not really have to be open.

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Re: That Fingerprint Sensor On Your Phone Is Not As Safe As You Think, It's Hackable by Ay04z(m): 10:49am On Mar 05, 2019
Use pin and fingerprint. And be save. Change it weekly lol.
Re: That Fingerprint Sensor On Your Phone Is Not As Safe As You Think, It's Hackable by FatherCHRISTMAS: 11:39am On Mar 05, 2019
Ay04z:
Use pin and fingerprint. And be save. Change it weekly lol.
don't worry. I keep telling my girl, "if you checking my phone when am not there, you will find what you are looking for".
Re: That Fingerprint Sensor On Your Phone Is Not As Safe As You Think, It's Hackable by junlug: 11:48am On Mar 05, 2019
wonders will never end

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Re: That Fingerprint Sensor On Your Phone Is Not As Safe As You Think, It's Hackable by Feranmi2000: 11:52am On Mar 05, 2019
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Re: That Fingerprint Sensor On Your Phone Is Not As Safe As You Think, It's Hackable by Abigalbee98(f): 12:12pm On Mar 05, 2019
HabaHaba:
Wow! That's why I still dey fear to use fingerprint lock for my phone. My wife fit just carry my hand scan the phone while I dey sleep. Instead I prefer the face scanner/lock. Its more deceptive & secure.

Well, technology is improving though. Multiple level security is better.
I laff in Spanish.... You dey fear make ur wife no go search ur phone...u do hidden thing....

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Re: That Fingerprint Sensor On Your Phone Is Not As Safe As You Think, It's Hackable by BetPro122(m): 12:55pm On Mar 05, 2019
You see why i'm still using Nokia torchlite
Re: That Fingerprint Sensor On Your Phone Is Not As Safe As You Think, It's Hackable by Ay04z(m): 2:48pm On Mar 05, 2019
FatherCHRISTMAS:
don't worry. I keep telling my girl, "if you checking my phone when am not there, you will find what you are looking for".
abi nah. i don't check my gf phone. At all. So i wount die of high blood pressure or heart attack. So she got no right to check mine too. But dey re so eager to read ur chat. shocked
Re: That Fingerprint Sensor On Your Phone Is Not As Safe As You Think, It's Hackable by yanabasee(m): 3:00pm On Mar 05, 2019
Thank God, I'm still using BlackBerry Curve4....
Re: That Fingerprint Sensor On Your Phone Is Not As Safe As You Think, It's Hackable by ollah2: 3:46pm On Mar 05, 2019
HabaHaba:
Wow! That's why I still dey fear to use fingerprint lock for my phone. My wife fit just carry my hand scan the phone while I dey sleep. Instead I prefer the face scanner/lock. Its more deceptive & secure.

Well, technology is improving though. Multiple level security is better.


lol, on your Samsung phones, you can easily disable bio-metric authentication in situations like that. Btw, wetin u dey fear show your wife

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Re: That Fingerprint Sensor On Your Phone Is Not As Safe As You Think, It's Hackable by HabaHaba: 3:52pm On Mar 05, 2019
ollah2:



lol, on your Samsung phones, you can easily disable bio-metric authentication in situations like that. Btw, wetin u dey fear show your wife

HHahhaha. Haba, every one must have a skeleton in his cup board.
Haba, can't I hide my ATM PIN from her?
Re: That Fingerprint Sensor On Your Phone Is Not As Safe As You Think, It's Hackable by Nobody: 3:54pm On Mar 05, 2019
HabaHaba:
Wow! That's why I still dey fear to use fingerprint lock for my phone. My wife fit just carry my hand scan the phone while I dey sleep. Instead I prefer the face scanner/lock. Its more deceptive & secure.

Well, technology is improving though. Multiple level security is better.
Lol.
On stock android (pie), there's an option to put your phone on "lockdown" .

When you toggle it,You can only unlock via pin or password as the case may be.

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Re: That Fingerprint Sensor On Your Phone Is Not As Safe As You Think, It's Hackable by Nobody: 5:38pm On Mar 05, 2019
I prefer inputting passwords rather than fingerprint
Re: That Fingerprint Sensor On Your Phone Is Not As Safe As You Think, It's Hackable by OnyesomJ(m): 6:06pm On Mar 05, 2019
I Use My Baby hand to Unlock my Phone � �

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