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A FINGER TIP TO THE WISE
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A FINGER TIP TO THE WISE
BY SANDY ONG
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SHOW OF HANDS: The biometrics industry uses technology such as scanners that can detect if a finger is real and attached to a living person (as opposed to being a silicone replica or a hacked-off finger).
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