• jpreston2005@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    why on earth are people so comfortable giving private companies their fingerprint and face scans?

    • Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      Knowing how Lemmy is, I’ll probably catch shit for this, but it’s the truth:

      I just don’t care.

      I won’t say you’re being paranoid because, I don’t know for sure that there won’t be repercussions, but I don’t see a realistic downside considering the cops and FBI already have mine for clearances.

    • Michal
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      2 months ago

      The fingerprint is stored on your device. You don’t give it to a company.

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      2 months ago

      My understanding is that these fingerprints are specific to your device and don’t get stored in the cloud. If you buy a new phone, then you’ll have to rescan your fingerprints.