Android World Update # Your fingers are safe: Severed digits can't fool fingerprint scanners

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Your fingers are safe: Severed digits can't fool fingerprint scanners Sep 17th 2013, 18:00, by Kris Carlon It didn't take long for this news to hit the shelves after the reveal of Apple's new iPhone 5s which features a fingerprint scanner as an additional layer of security. The HTC One Max also looks set to include the technology and undoubtedly this will become a standard for all smartphones to come. But how many of you have wondered if the plague proportions of ''apple picking'' (smartphone theft) will soon mutate into ''apple and finger picking''? Keep your fingers off my fingers! / © news.com.au (This is a preview - click here to read the entire entry.)

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