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[liberationtech] iPhone 5S Fingerprint and Records (Was: iPhone5S and 5th amendment)
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- Subject: [liberationtech] iPhone 5S Fingerprint and Records (Was: iPhone5S and 5th amendment)
- From: [email protected] (Eugen Leitl)
- Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2013 14:49:30 +0200
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Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2013 16:37:36 -0700
From: Andy Isaacson <[email protected]>
To: liberationtech <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [liberationtech] iPhone 5S Fingerprint and Records (Was: iPhone5S and 5th amendment)
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On Tue, Sep 10, 2013 at 05:54:44PM -0400, Scott Elcomb wrote:
> Starting a new thread - it's related but a slightly different topic.
>
> Despite having several devices with fingerprint scanners, I've never used one.
>
> With the release of iPhone 5S and all the discussion around it, I'm
> curious if fingerprints on file with various Law Enforcement agencies
> could be printed out or otherwise used to unlock devices detained at
> border crossings or during other investigations?
Printing a fingerprint is pretty easy:
http://dasalte.ccc.de/biometrie/fingerabdruck_kopieren?language=en
No word yet if this technique works on the iPhone reader.
-andy
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