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by aneutron 360 days ago
Sounds fairly sensible to me
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heavyset_go 360 days ago
If it's truly sensitive data, encrypting with a unique private key and locking that with a PIN a la FIDO via NFC would be a bit more secure.

One master key leak and everyone is walking around with IDs that give away sensitive data over RFID.

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Nextgrid 360 days ago
> sensitive data

"Sensitive" data that you already leave on everything you touch.

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heavyset_go 360 days ago
You leave your DNA everywhere, too, but there are data security and privacy implications of digitizing that data and voluntarily/involuntarily sharing it with others.
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timewizard 360 days ago
"Many passports also contain your computer password. But those are even harder to access. You need a private key that only governments have."

Still reasonable?

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aneutron 358 days ago
If you think of your fingerprint as a "secret", you're wrong. It's more your name. That would be like saying your face is a secret. It's not.
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timewizard 358 days ago
> If you think of your fingerprint as a "secret",

I can unlock my laptop with just a fingerprint. Whether or not we believe this the implementation already exists.

> It's more your name.

I can change my name. Can I change my fingerprints?

> That would be like saying your face is a secret.

I can unlock my phone with my face. Whether or not we believe this the implementation already exists.

> It's not.

Let's discuss the real world and not the ideal fantasy.

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