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		Android to replace passwords with fingerprints for website authentication (financialexpress.com)
		1 point by sagartewari01 on Feb 26, 2019 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 2 comments

sagartewari01 on Feb 26, 2019 | [–]

Wouldn't it make it very easy for family members to steal credentials? I guess it would be used as a second layer of security over and above passwords.

_Schizotypy on Feb 26, 2019 | [–]

Considering the fact that most fingerprint readers used on devices aren't very precise, this does not sound secure at all.

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