> Your fingerprint absolutely identifies you and only you. The whole point of the article is that this isn't true. Fingerprints are trivial to obtain and copy

> Your fingerprint absolutely identifies you and only you. The whole point of the article is that this isn't true. Fingerprints are trivial to obtain and copy with sufficient fidelity to beat modern fingerprint readers. - http://www.ccc.de/en/updates/2013/ccc-breaks-apple-touchid http://www.ccc.de/en/updates/2013/ccc-breaks-apple-touchid - http://www.heise.de/video/artikel/iPhone-5s-Touch-ID-hack-in-detail-1966044.html http://www.heise.de/video/artikel/iPhone-5s-Touch-ID-hack-in... - http://www.discovery.com/tv-shows/mythbusters/mythbusters-database/fingerprint-scanners-unbeatable.htm http://www.discovery.com/tv-shows/mythbusters/mythbusters-da... - http://www.instructables.com/id/How-To-Fool-a-Fingerprint-Security-System-As-Easy-/ http://www.instructables.com/id/How-To-Fool-a-Fingerprint-Se...