This didn't take long........ Samsung Galaxy S5 Fingerprint Scanner Hacked

[pappy53]

At least it's confirmed now it's like apples touch ID. The only fail part is the PayPal section not adhering to this same restriction.

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Yeah, and that is good to know. It seems kind of scary on the Paypal part, as it seems that different developers would have access to your fingerprints. At least on Verizon, Paypal is not a concern, and I'm sure that they did that for the customer's benefit. /s

 

[AnnieVan]

Yeah, and that is good to know. It seems kind of scary on the Paypal part, as it seems that different developers would have access to your fingerprints. At least on Verizon, Paypal is not a concern, and I'm sure that they did that for the customer's benefit. /s

I believe like with iPhone, the fingerprint is stored locally. So I don't think any developer has access to fingerprints through PayPal accounts.

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[ILoveMyTowel]

I feel like it would take far more effort to replicate someone's fingerprint than it is for someone to look over your shoulder as you're entering your pin number...

 

[Xzibit3]

I feel like it would take far more effort to replicate someone's fingerprint than it is for someone to look over your shoulder as you're entering your pin number...

My friend tried to replicate my fingerprint by getting a pencil and coloring in a spot on a sheet of paper, then I pushed my fingerprint it and it copied it, he tried to use it to unlock my phone and it didn't work, but it worked on his Iphone.