How Secure Are Fingerprint Scanners?
Fingerprint and eye scanners seem to be the future of securing your devices, but how safe are they? Tara reveals the answer. Read More: Your Biometric ...
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This episode of DNews is brought to you by Norton. Biometric scanning is the future - but how secure is it really? [INTRO MUSIC] Hey guys, Tara here for DNews and with all the recent technology made in biometric scanning, you might be wondering - what is the actual risk involved in using these devices? And is it really impossible for someone to steal my identity through them? The short answer is no - it's not impossible. But it is significantly trickier. It's helpful to think of your fingerprint in the same way you think of a credit card: it's really just a string of numbers run through a computer network. The difference is, unlike credit card numbers or passwords, your fingerprint can't be lost or misplaced. But it also can't be changed once it gets stolen. And that's w...
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This episode of DNews is brought to you by Norton. Biometric scanning is the future - but how secure is it really? [INTRO MUSIC] Hey guys, Tara here for DNews and with all the recent technology made in biometric scanning, you might be wondering - what is the actual risk involved in using these devices? And is it really impossible for someone to steal my identity through them? The short answer is no - it's not impossible. But it is significantly trickier. It's helpful to think of your fingerprint in the same way you think of a credit card: it's really just a string of numbers run through a computer network. The difference is, unlike credit card numbers or passwords, your fingerprint can't be lost or misplaced. But it also can't be changed once it gets stolen. And that's w...
