Fingerprint scanners are an excellent way to secure your smartphone from hackers (or prying partners). But as we’ve seen before, if someone really wanted to break into your device and steal your data, they can do it by lifting your fingerprint and printing out a mold.
What’s harder to steal is a scan of your iris. No two people have the same iris pattern. And since your eyes aren’t like your fingers, constantly touching things and leaving behind prints, they’re even more secure as forms of biometric protection.
Rumors from earlier this year hinted at the possibility of Samsung’s next Galaxy Note coming with an iris scanner and now mobile device leaker extraordinaire Evan Blass (@evleaks) has all but confirmed it. Read more…
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