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Xiaomi has Patented a Full-Screen Fingerprint Reader (xiaomiui.net)

submitted 2 years ago by Dalde@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Xiaomi has patented a new fingerprint scanning technology that allows the user to use the fingerprint sensor by touching any part of their screen. Now you don’t have to try anymore to turn on your phone or place your finger on the finger reader, because you can do this by touching anywhere on the phone’s screen. This is a very privacy issue.

It will have a set of infrared LED light transmitters under the capacitive touch screen layer and above the usual AMOLED display.

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[–] oh_jeez_rick@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Why is this a privacy issue?

[–] 56_@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The phone always knows who is using it, not just when you want it to know.

[–] oh_jeez_rick@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Wow. I wouldn't have come up with that myself, thx.

Is this currently being abused by any OS or apps?

[–] peppermint@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

He who keepeth a secret must keep it a secret that he has a secret to keep.

If you disable whatsapp's permission to access fingerprint, it crashes. If you have an operating system full of apps like this, there is a problem.

[–] oh_jeez_rick@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I didn't know android introduces a permission for the fingerprint, I'm still on android 10. Good to know that you can disable that in the recent versions

[–] peppermint@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I used permission manager X, an f droid app to change system permissions, these aren't present in the interface