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by madelinecameron 3683 days ago
> fingerprints

I don't know how many times people need to repeat this: Fingerprints are usernames, not passwords. I am really not a fan of biometrics as identification at all.

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Fingerprints are neither usernames nor passwords; fingerprints can be destroyed independently of the user, usernames should not be destroyable as long as the user exists. Fingerprints are more something that is suitable as an optional proxy for a username.
And most offline payments have never required passwords, only usernames.