Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Frank Krygowski Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech Subject: Re: Artificiqal Intelligence Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2024 20:40:47 -0400 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 37 Message-ID: References: Reply-To: frkrygow@gmail.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2024 02:40:48 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="9952037d34705884576203d744bd4c1a"; logging-data="209113"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19ptpMd+NMoGK/IVC7hqETsczS7XRntFew=" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:gyt0ycNYsYmGcmbz76BNfmsVhSc= Content-Language: en-US In-Reply-To: Bytes: 3202 On 8/29/2024 1:42 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote: > On Wed, 28 Aug 2024 08:23:56 +0700, John B. > wrote: > >> The thing I don't understand is, why use an "anything" reader on a >> hand phone? I've been using hand phones since they were small enough >> to be carried in one hand and I've never used a >> thumb/hand/nose/anything/ reader and even more telling I've never seen >> anyone else use one... in at least 4 different countries. > > A fingerprint reader is quite convenient: > - I use the fingerprint reader as a substitute for the phone on/off > button. > - Some web sites use the fingerprint reader to speed up a web login > process. Instead of a login, password, 2FA, wait for the text > message, and type in the 2FA number, using the fingerprint reader does > it all in one action. I use it for login to various medical web > sites, where I usually need to login and check something in a hurry. Yes, that's an advantage I've used quite a lot. > Unfortunately, fingerprint readers are far from perfect: > "Your Fingerprint Can Be Hacked For $5. Here’s How." > Like most "Danger!" warnings, I think that one is overblown. The hacker would have to observe a clean fingerprint, would have to know it's from the proper finger, then go though a multi-step process (Photograph, process in Photoshop, 3-d print on acetate, re-cast using wood glue) to get something that might work, might not work. I can see the fictional characters in "Mission Impossible" doing it to thwart an evil genius preparing for world domination. I doubt anyone would be using it in real life to access my medical records. -- - Frank Krygowski