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Relevant username... Face unlock is complete BS, no disagreement there. However... has anyone actually looked into how secure those phone fingerprint readers

• mandelbrotwurst 6y ago
  I'm not sure which ones you mean by "those", but there have definitely been issues with phone fingerprint readers in general, e.g. when Samsung's Galaxy S10 would allow any fingerprint to unlock the phone when it had a screen protector on it (https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-50080586 https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-50080586).
  • boring_twenties 6y ago
    That would definitely qualify as a those. And that is much worse than I expected. Recent phones I've had come close to mitigating lesser concerns for me, but decide to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory at the last minute. Basically, if the password has not been entered in X time, then you must enter the password to unlock, fingerprint not accepted. Perfect. Except instead of letting me set X to my preferred interval (30 minutes), it seems to be hardcoded to 3 days.
• alpaca128 6y ago
  A fingerprint sensor is more secure than "swipe to unlock". And that already makes it a great feature for the many consumers who don't want to enter a pin or password every time.