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		hatsunearu on Oct 17, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Samsung: Anyone's thumbprint can unlock Galaxy S10... A hypothetical attack of putting a screen protector on your phone and putting my thumb on it is a super valid attack.

ineedasername on Oct 17, 2019 [–]

But think of the resources involved to execute this, it's so impractical! You need BOTH a screen protector AND something that registers on the capacitive touch screen!

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