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290 points robin_reala | 1 comments | 25 Jun 25 07:33 UTC | HN request time: 0.208s | source

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wkat4242 ◴[25 Jun 25 10:20 UTC] No.44375589[source]▶

Many passports also contain digitized fingerprint scans. But those are even harder to access. You need a private key that only governments have.

aneutron ◴[25 Jun 25 12:09 UTC] No.44376354[source]▶

Sounds fairly sensible to me

timewizard ◴[25 Jun 25 19:37 UTC] No.44381105[source]▶

"Many passports also contain your computer password. But those are even harder to access. You need a private key that only governments have."

Still reasonable?

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aneutron ◴[27 Jun 25 08:02 UTC] No.44394763[source]▶

If you think of your fingerprint as a "secret", you're wrong. It's more your name. That would be like saying your face is a secret. It's not.

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1. timewizard ◴[27 Jun 25 17:58 UTC] No.44398864[source]▶

> If you think of your fingerprint as a "secret",

I can unlock my laptop with just a fingerprint. Whether or not we believe this the implementation already exists.

> It's more your name.

I can change my name. Can I change my fingerprints?

> That would be like saying your face is a secret.

I can unlock my phone with my face. Whether or not we believe this the implementation already exists.

> It's not.

Let's discuss the real world and not the ideal fantasy.

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