Hacker 'reconstructs' German politician's fingerprint from photos

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Fox News Science & Technology The Geek Sheet December 29, 2014

Hacker 'reconstructs' German politician's fingerprint from photos Fingerprint-based biometric technology is used to secure everything from iPhones to safes. Now, a member of the Chaos Computer Club, a European hacker network, claims to have replicated the fingerprint of German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen using photographs of the politician's thumb,

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