A video has surfaced claiming to show someone unlocking a Nokia 9 by tapping a gum packet against the fingerprint scanner.
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AI-generated ‘skeleton keys’ fool fingerprint scanners
Artificial intelligence can be used to ‘grow’ fake fingerprints that pack in common features, fooling scanners.
Police try (and fail) to unlock phone with a dead man’s finger
The practice doesn’t require a warrant but it left relatives feeling “disrespected and violated.”
Police use dead man’s fingers to try to unlock his iPhone
In the first known instance of this technique, police tried using a dead man’s fingerprints to get past the protection of Apple’s Touch ID.
Smartphone passcodes are protected by the Fifth Amendment, says US court
Cops can still force suspects to unlock phones with a fingerprint but passcodes are off the agenda… for now.
“Look at me” – forget fingerprints, here comes a Samsung tablet with iris recognition
US research institute SRI has inked a deal with Samsung to build a tablet with built-in iris recognition. Samsung’s S5 fingerprint reader was cracked PDQ…wonder how long your eye-prints will hold up? 
RBS and NatWest banks to use Apple’s Touch ID fingerprint system for mobile login
The Royal Bank of Scotland and NatWest have launched a new mobile banking service that allows Apple customers to authenticate via Apple’s Touch ID.
My password is…no, sorry, it’s completely slipped my mind – 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
Here’s the latest episode of our weekly “60 Second Security” video. It’ll only take a minute…
Police can demand fingerprints but not passcodes to unlock phones, rules judge
Fingerprints are what you *are*, passcodes are what you *know*. Therefore the police can demand your fingerprints to unlock a phone without contravening the Fifth Amendment, according to a judge in Virginia, USA. 
Apple Pay – just how safe is it going to be?
Apple Live 2014 saw the announcement of the iWatch, a free U2 album for all iTunes users, and the iPhone 6/6 Plus. But perhaps of most interest to security watchers was “Apple Pay”, Cupertino’s guns-blazing answer to Google Wallet…