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If you find yourself flashing the peace symbol during a selfie, you could wind up helping hackers steal your identity.
https://www.iflscience.com/technology/thieves-can-steal-your-fingerprints-from-your-selfies/
Crazy stuff.
ETA: Just realized that the thread title might make it seem like I was leaving. If that proposition excited you, tough luck folks :silly:
https://www.iflscience.com/technology/thieves-can-steal-your-fingerprints-from-your-selfies/
However, researchers in Japan have discovered that fingerprints can easily be copied and recreated from photographs taken up to 3 meters (10 feet) away, and the peace sign is a wonderfully convenient way of displaying your digits.
Crazy stuff.
ETA: Just realized that the thread title might make it seem like I was leaving. If that proposition excited you, tough luck folks :silly: