[sandworm101]

Dont fall for the myth of biometrics. It wasn't a thumbprint protecting this phone. It was a digital representation of a print. That representation was then compared against data from the thumbprint reader. The match need not be exact as no two scans are ever identical. Know the general shape of the print, know the boundaries that are acceptable to the comparison machine, and you can substitute digital data for a physical thumb. It's just easier in most situations to manufacture a thumb. Germany's Angela Mirkle's (sp, on a mobile) thumbprint was receantly duplicated from photographs taken during a press event. While we cannot change or withdraw our biometrics, hackers can certainly steal and copy them. So they are a non-startee imho and i never recommend them to clients. (Also, lesser legal protections.)