Biostar security software leaked a million fingerprints - Webroot comment

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“The fact that this biometric data was stored plainly and not in hashed form raises some serious concerns and is unacceptable. Biometrics deserve greater privacy protections than traditional credentials, they’re part of you and there’s no resetting a fingerprint or face. Once fingerprint and facial recognition data is leaked or stolen, the victim can never undo this breach of privacy. The property that makes biometrics so effective as a means of identification is also its greatest weakness. As this technology is still fairly new, it will be interesting how regulatory bodies respond to these types of breaches in future.”

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