Industrial design student Mian Wei has devised a wearable finger prosthetic that can be used on fingerprint readers, saying it is needed to prevent biometrics being stolen.Wei wanted to create a way for people to use fingerprint readers without worrying about surveillance and identity theft, he told the Christian Science Monitor.I think fingerprint theft might become a really big problem,” Mr. Wei said. “If you go to Starbucks and take out the trash, you get a hundred [cups] with fingerprints, and they all have names on them.””Contrary to the biological fingerprints you already have, it is fully replaceable and disposable,” he writes on his website. “You could have a new fingerprint everyday either as a replacement for the fingerprints that have been stolen, or simply a prevention for potential theft.”The Identity pad is made from a conductive silicone-based material, containing fibers that form an impression that will be accepted as a fingerprint on any consumer-grade fingerprint sensor.Wei told the newspaper only produced 70 fingerprint pads for display purposes, and he doesn't have a price in mind yet.IDENTITY Fingerprint Substitute from Mian Wei on Vimeo.
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