Hacker clones politician's fingerprint from photos
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Jan Krissler, a member of the Chaos Computer Club, claims to have cloned the thumbprint of German defence minister Ursula von der Leyen using commercial software and photos taken at a news conference. The technique highlights the insecurity of fingerprint biometrics, which experts say can be faked. Krissler suggests politicians may need to wear gloves in public.
Biometrics that rely on static information like face recognition or fingerprints - it's not trivial to forge them but most people have accepted that they are not a great form of security because they can be faked.