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All cheap smartphones have a fingerprint sensor but all laptops dont have one. Is it because of security concerns or spacing reasons?

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[-] SzethFriendOfNimi@lemmy.world 17 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

Right. Fingerprint is something you are. Can’t be changed. Same for any biometric.

Useful as one part of a multiple factor authentication scheme at best but never on its own. Not to mention there are cases in the US where you can be compelled, forcibly if needed, to unlock a phone. But compelling you to “say” what your password may be covered under fifth amendment protections.

[-] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 5 points 4 weeks ago

Not to mention it’s very unlikely that you have secrets on the phone as valuable as your thumb.

[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 3 weeks ago

This is why I only use biometrics for website passwords and the App Store on my Apple devices. To unlock requires a password, which cannot be forced (though at least one judge kept a man in jail for contempt of court for not unlocking a device, which should be illegal under the fifth imo).

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