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Testing Apple's Touch ID with Fake Fingerprints

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Testing Apple's Touch ID with Fake Fingerprints

Tested explains how Apple's Touch ID recognizes fingerprints, then tries to defeat it using fake fingers and prints, retracing methods claimed by a German computer club.

Used as evidence that fingerprint unlocking can be spoofed with fairly simple fabricated copies.

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