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by Eric_WVGG 3623 days ago
In addition to the capacitive sensor, there's an RF sensor that apparently responds to living tissue, but not dead tissue. http://fortune.com/2013/09/16/apple-touch-id-and-the-fear-ha...

I imagine there are some Frankensteinian ways to create the necessary current to activate the RF sensor, but… well, Frankenstein
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FireBeyond 3623 days ago
Yeah, I'd take some of that with a grain of salt:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/23/iphone_6_still_vulne... - glue fingerprint replica sufficient

http://www.iphonehacks.com/2016/02/iphone-touch-id-hacked-wi... - PlayDoh, dental paste

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scigeek42 3623 days ago
In that case, couldn't they just coat the finger with the same stuff they're coating the 3D printed replica with? Actually, how are they getting around the RF issue?
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