Hacker News
- Politician's fingerprint 'cloned from photos' by hacker http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-30623611 41 comments
- Firefox to add Tor Browser anti-fingerprinting technique called letterboxing https://www.zdnet.com/article/firefox-to-add-tor-browser-anti-fingerprinting-technique-called-letterboxing/ 7 comments firefox
- Firefox 67 with anti-fingerprinting technique letterboxing - gHacks Tech News https://www.ghacks.net/2019/03/06/firefox-67-with-anti-fingerprinting-technique-letterboxing/ 15 comments firefox
- Some Smart Toys Can Collect Kids’ Iris Scans, Fingerprints, Vital Signs and More https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/smart-toys-biometric-data-collection-children/ 7 comments privacy
- My friend was able to unlock my new Google phone with his fingerprint https://www.cnbc.com/2022/08/26/google-pixel-6a-fingerprint-issue-my-friend-unlocked-my-phone.html 6 comments degoogle
- Revolutionary forensic fingerprint technique can now determine whether a fingerprint was placed on a piece of paper before or after any text was printed on it, and this technique doesn’t destroy the fingerprint, or the document, they could be used for further forensic testing if needed https://www.lboro.ac.uk/news-events/news/2022/august/fingerprint-technique-fight-against-fraud/ 26 comments science
- TeamViewer installs suspicious font only useful for web fingerprinting https://www.ctrl.blog/entry/teamviewer-font-privacy.html 6 comments technews
- Putin’s fingerprints all over deaths of these 7 oligarchs this year: sources https://nypost.com/2022/05/04/suspicious-russian-oligarch-deaths-match-kremlin-playbook-sources/ 6 comments worldnews
- Who Is Behind QAnon? Linguistic Detectives Find Fingerprints https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/19/technology/qanon-messages-authors.html 2 comments technews
- Trumpworld’s Fingerprints Are All Over Arizona’s Phony Audit https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/arizona-recount-2020-election-fraudit-1227288/ 269 comments politics
- The hidden fingerprint inside your photos https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210324-the-hidden-fingerprint-inside-your-photos 3 comments technology
- VM Detection Tricks, Part 2: Driver Thread Fingerprinting https://labs.nettitude.com/blog/vm-detection-tricks-part-2-driver-thread-fingerprinting/ 23 comments netsec
- Another Federal Court Says Compelled Production Of Fingerprints To Unlock A Phone Doesn't Violate The Constitution https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20191127/16521643473/another-federal-court-says-compelled-production-fingerprints-to-unlock-phone-doesnt-violate-constitution.shtml 11 comments technology
- All iPhones And Some Android Phones Are Vulnerable To A New Device Fingerprinting Attack – Forbes http://worldnewsnetwork.uk/2019/05/23/all-iphones-and-some-android-phones-are-vulnerable-to-a-new-device-fingerprinting-attack-forbes/ 3 comments technology
- Cory Booker announces his gun control platform, one-ups his Democratic rivals by seeking licensing, fingerprinting of gun owners so gun ownership is on par with other privileges like driving, TSA Pre-check. https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5ccfa155e4b04e275d4c5625 3 comments politics
- DuckDuckGo now fingerprinting visitors - General Tor and Anonymity Talk https://forums.whonix.org/t/duckduckgo-now-fingerprinting-visitors/6497 6 comments privacy
- Analysis // Trump's Decision to Stand by Saudi Prince Has Netanyahu's Fingerprints on It https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/.premium-trump-s-decision-to-stand-by-saudi-crown-prince-mbs-has-netanyahu-s-fingerprints-on-it-1.6700807 27 comments politics
- New research has found the fingerprint of a massive flood of fresh water in the western Arctic, thought to be the cause of an ancient cold snap that began around 13,000 years ago. http://www.whoi.edu/news-release/following-the-fresh-water 6 comments science
- Is browser fingerprinting something to worry about if you were to keep changing it? https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/8o4641/is_browser_fingerprinting_something_to_worry/ 4 comments privacy
- Cops Are Now Opening iPhones With Dead People's Fingerprints https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2018/03/22/yes-cops-are-now-opening-iphones-with-dead-peoples-fingerprints/#7194ddff393e 16 comments worldnews
- Facebook asks users for nude photos in project to combat revenge porn - In Australia pilot effort, company will ‘hash’ images, converting them into digital fingerprints that prevent any other attempts to upload the same pictures. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/nov/07/facebook-revenge-porn-nude-photos 23 comments worldnews
- Aadhar and fingerprint based voting? https://www.reddit.com/r/india/comments/6abdow/aadhar_and_fingerprint_based_voting/ 13 comments india
- Now sites can fingerprint you online even when you use multiple browsers https://arstechnica.com/security/2017/02/now-sites-can-fingerprint-you-online-even-when-you-use-multiple-browsers/ 92 comments programming
- Donald Trump’s Refugee Ban Has Attorney General Nominee Jeff Sessions' Fingerprints All Over It http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/01/28/donald-trump-s-refugee-ban-has-attorney-general-nominee-jeff-session-s-fingerprints-all-over-it.html 7 comments politics
- Biometric (fingerprint) Time Clock recommendations? https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/5kquzj/biometric_fingerprint_time_clock_recommendations/ 24 comments sysadmin
- Can phone fingerprint sensors be disabled? The HTC 10 combines it with a capacitive home button, which I imagine complicates things. https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/5hf3hc/can_phone_fingerprint_sensors_be_disabled_the_htc/ 3 comments privacy
- Smearing browser fingerprints (or: why not lie to trackers?) http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-26096-9_19#page-1 8 comments privacy
- Hackers can remotely steal any number of fingerprints from Android phones http://www.zdnet.com/article/hackers-can-remotely-steal-fingerprints-from-android-phones 2 comments technology
- Hackers can steal your fingerprint from your Samsung Galaxy S5 http://techti.me/2015/04/23/hackers-can-steal-your-fingerprint-from-your-samsung-galaxy-s5/ 17 comments technology
- ‘CIA fingerprints’ all over Kiev massacre: Oliver Stone https://www.intellihub.com/cia-fingerprints-kiev-massacre-oliver-stone/ 9 comments worldnews
- You Can Now Use Your iPhone's Fingerprint Sensor To Unlock Your Mac http://finance.yahoo.com/news/now-iphones-fingerprint-sensor-unlock-135402012.html 63 comments apple
- Australian state quietly introduces new proposed laws to allow police to search homes for minor offenses like theft and minor assaults and obtain fingerprint and DNA from anyone suspected of a crime http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/victoria-state-election-2014/new-police-powers-proposed-by-napthine-20141029-11dv4s.html 29 comments worldnews
- Karipbek Kuyukov, Armless Artist, 'Denied UK Entry' Because Fingerprints 'Of Poor Quality' http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/05/07/karipbek-kuyukov-armless-artist_n_3227659.html?utm_hp_ref=uk 9 comments worldnews
- You thought US-backed coups in Latin America were out of style? Think again. The Obama administration's fingerprints are on the Ecuador coup attempt http://www.voltairenet.org/article167155.html 13 comments politics
- Secure your data with a fingerprint scanning portable hard drive. http://www.techsmart.co.za/features/news/apricorn_640gb_aegis_bio.html 4 comments reddit.com
- Homeland Security to scan fingerprints of travellers exiting the US http://mobile.itnews.com.au/article.aspx?ciid=146256&type=news 9 comments reddit.com
- Dark Energy Leaves Fingerprints on Light http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/26336764.html 6 comments science
- What is happening with Italy? Fingerprinting Roma (gypsies), Rome's mayor bans food, drink and singing on the streets and the story of a man who failed his driving test because he was gay http://www.americablog.com/2008/07/what-in-world-is-happening-with-italy.html 43 comments worldnews
- Plans to use fingerprint scanners to control access to the House of Commons have been abandoned "over fears that terrorists could cut off an MP's finger to get inside - lets debate whose idea it was http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/10/22/mps_biometric_pass/ 4 comments reddit.com
- Saudis arrest Christian for entering Mecca. "After running his fingerprints through a new security system, Saudi police discovered that he was a Christian" http://www.jpost.com/servlet/satellite?cid=1178708675932&pagename=jpost%2Fjparticle%2Fshowfull 113 comments reddit.com