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Japan researchers warn of fingerprint theft from ‘peace’ sign
    2017-01-13  08:53    Shenzhen Daily

    COULD flashing the “peace” sign in photos lead to fingerprint data being stolen?

    Research by a team at Japan’s National Institute of Informatics (NII) says so, raising alarm bells over the popular two-fingered pose.

    Fingerprint recognition technology is becoming widely available to verify identities, such as when logging on to smartphones, tablets and laptop computers.

    But the proliferation of mobile devices with high-quality cameras and social media sites where photographs can be easily posted is raising the risk of personal information being leaked, reports said.

    The NII researchers were able to copy fingerprints based on photos taken by a digital camera three meters away from the subject.

    “Just by casually making a peace sign in front of a camera, fingerprints can become widely available,” NII researcher Isao Echizen told the Sankei Shimbun newspaper.

    “Fingerprint data can be re-created if fingerprints are in focus with strong lighting in a picture,” Echizen also told Yomiuri TV.

    He added that advanced technology was not necessary and anyone could easily copy fingerprints.

    NII says it is developing a transparent film containing titanium oxide that can be attached to fingers to hide their prints, the reports said. The film prevents identity theft but does not interfere with fingerprints being effective in identity verification, the Sankei Shimbun reported.

    But the technology would not be ready for another two years, the paper said.

    (SD-Agencies)

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