HisFirst Posted January 11, 2017 Group: Royal Member Followers: 21 Topic Count: 315 Topics Per Day: 0.11 Content Count: 3,491 Content Per Day: 1.26 Reputation: 2,582 Days Won: 3 Joined: 09/25/2016 Status: Offline Share Posted January 11, 2017 (edited) http://www.9news.com.au/world/2017/01/11/20/51/japan-researchers-warn-of-fingerprint-theft-from-peace-sign 3m away from the subject. "Just by casually making a peace sign in front of a camera, fingerprints can become widely available," NII researcher Isao Echizen told the Sankei Shimbun newspaper for an article published Monday. "Fingerprint data can be recreated if fingerprints are in focus with strong lighting in a picture," Echizen also told Yomiuri TV. Edited January 12, 2017 by HisFirst Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonB Posted January 12, 2017 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 8 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 2,437 Content Per Day: 0.90 Reputation: 730 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/30/2016 Status: Offline Share Posted January 12, 2017 That's a very interesting story. As I don't use those fingers for fingerprint recog I hope I'll be ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other one Posted January 12, 2017 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 29 Topic Count: 596 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 56,078 Content Per Day: 7.56 Reputation: 27,825 Days Won: 271 Joined: 12/29/2003 Status: Online Share Posted January 12, 2017 I took a picture of my thumb and printed it out and it opens my gun safe.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HisFirst Posted January 12, 2017 Group: Royal Member Followers: 21 Topic Count: 315 Topics Per Day: 0.11 Content Count: 3,491 Content Per Day: 1.26 Reputation: 2,582 Days Won: 3 Joined: 09/25/2016 Status: Offline Author Share Posted January 12, 2017 56 minutes ago, SimonB said: That's a very interesting story. I thought so too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HisFirst Posted January 12, 2017 Group: Royal Member Followers: 21 Topic Count: 315 Topics Per Day: 0.11 Content Count: 3,491 Content Per Day: 1.26 Reputation: 2,582 Days Won: 3 Joined: 09/25/2016 Status: Offline Author Share Posted January 12, 2017 8 minutes ago, other one said: I took a picture of my thumb and printed it out and it opens my gun safe.... Really OO? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other one Posted January 12, 2017 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 29 Topic Count: 596 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 56,078 Content Per Day: 7.56 Reputation: 27,825 Days Won: 271 Joined: 12/29/2003 Status: Online Share Posted January 12, 2017 yes i had not given any thought to that at all..... and I am a 38 year career with Xerox fighting forgery since the early 70's. Our first black and white table top copier would copy dollar bills that one could use in bill changers. that was in 1972 when I started there... I witnessed it used as a joke at Tinker Air Force Base and they arrested the guy who tried it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HisFirst Posted January 12, 2017 Group: Royal Member Followers: 21 Topic Count: 315 Topics Per Day: 0.11 Content Count: 3,491 Content Per Day: 1.26 Reputation: 2,582 Days Won: 3 Joined: 09/25/2016 Status: Offline Author Share Posted January 12, 2017 32 minutes ago, other one said: yes i had not given any thought to that at all..... and I am a 38 year career with Xerox fighting forgery since the early 70's. Our first black and white table top copier would copy dollar bills that one could use in bill changers. that was in 1972 when I started there... I witnessed it used as a joke at Tinker Air Force Base and they arrested the guy who tried it.... Very interesting OO!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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