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07-11-2017, 05:18 PM
Why I still unlock my phone with an old school password
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Biometrics are all the rage. Smartphone companies are replacing traditional passwords with fingerprint scanners, face scanners, iris scanners, and just about every other type of body scanner imaginable.
There's just one problem: Most popular biometric scanners are trash, and it's a better idea to use an alphanumeric password (i.e. letters and numbers) to lock your phone instead.*
SEE ALSO: When it comes to online security, being para**id is ** longer e**ugh (http://mashable.com/2017/05/22/online-security-para**ia-best-practices-digital-literacy/)
It's easy to see why people prefer using fingerprint and iris scanners. Unlocking your phone with an iris scanner just feels futuristic. But the harsh reality is these newer methods don't secure your data as well as an old school password. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/07/11/biometric-touchid-iris-scans-are-dumb/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Biometrics are all the rage. Smartphone companies are replacing traditional passwords with fingerprint scanners, face scanners, iris scanners, and just about every other type of body scanner imaginable.
There's just one problem: Most popular biometric scanners are trash, and it's a better idea to use an alphanumeric password (i.e. letters and numbers) to lock your phone instead.*
SEE ALSO: When it comes to online security, being para**id is ** longer e**ugh (http://mashable.com/2017/05/22/online-security-para**ia-best-practices-digital-literacy/)
It's easy to see why people prefer using fingerprint and iris scanners. Unlocking your phone with an iris scanner just feels futuristic. But the harsh reality is these newer methods don't secure your data as well as an old school password. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/07/11/biometric-touchid-iris-scans-are-dumb/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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