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Fingerprints Can Be Recreated From Peace Sign Photos

  • Engadget, Friday, January 13, 2017 4:14 PM

People who pose for photos with their fingers in the peace sign may be exposing their fingerprints online, according to a study by researchers at Japan's National Institute of Informatics. "Investigators found that, if the focus and lighting was right, they could recreate fingerprints from images shot up to 3 meters (nearly 10 feet) from the subject," Engadget writes.

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