Imaging recource: Dangerous digits: Showing your fingerprints could lead to identity theft due to higher resolution cameras

    Could someone steal your fingerprints through an image? What may sound like extreme fear mongering does have some basis in reality as Japan’s National Institute of Informatics (NII) has recently issued a warning to the public to not share images online of themselves flashing the “V” sign (often referred to as the peace sign). Fingerprint technology is sophisticated and advanced enough now for people to steal your identify through your fingerprints in a photograph. Granted, it does take ideal conditions for this to be possible....
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