According to the Chaos Computer Club — the same Berlin-based group that claimed it cracked Apple's Touch ID fingerprint sensor last year — it's possible to replicate a thumbprint using only photos and commercially available software. Theoretically, identity thieves could break into iPhones or other biometrically protected technology using the method.

After this talk, politicians will presumably wear gloves when talking in public,

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