Google will soon introduce thumb impression instead of password
@allknowing (130064)
India
August 14, 2019 12:54am CST
I just read about this new feature but least do Google know that seniors have no whorls on their thumbs anymore
I had a tough time the other day when to get a new SIM the guy wanted my thumb impressin which he could not find and he finally used my pinky finger for that Soon whorls on all my fingers will vanish.
It means that a user only has to register their fingerprint with a service once and then the fingerprint will work for both the native application and the web service.
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@arunima25 (85328)
• Bangalore, India
14 Aug 19
Yes fingerprints fade away with age. And it might not be convenient for all . Many a times accidents and certain medication over a long time also cause fingerprints to vanish.
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@allknowing (130064)
• India
14 Aug 19
I used to be proud of my whorls as they do speak about one's character but now they have all disappeared (lol)
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@arunima25 (85328)
• Bangalore, India
14 Aug 19
@allknowing But your character will stay with you till last moment. So cheers for that. 
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@allknowing (130064)
• India
16 Aug 19
There should be options for users to choose from
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@LadyDuck (458233)
• Switzerland
16 Aug 19
@allknowing I fully agree also considering that people with no fingerprints are not white flies in the world.
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@rsa101 (37958)
• Philippines
14 Aug 19
Wow its been sometime that I have not used Android. I think they are following what Apple is doing with their Iphone that they are using fingerprint as a way to access the phone. Hopefully they find ways for those that have problems with it as I also saw a couple who had this problem of not having a finger print because of age and a colleague of mine says her medication caused it to have her fingerprint fade over time.
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@allknowing (130064)
• India
14 Aug 19
Finger prints have such great value but with whorls disappearing they must resort to something different now for example to catch culprits
@May2k8 (18080)
• Indonesia
14 Aug 19
@allknowing Oh, so that's specifically only those who use phones? That become complicated for some people.
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@allknowing (130064)
• India
14 Aug 19
I do not have internet on my phone. and therefore perhaps those working on desk tops may not have to face this.
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@allknowing (130064)
• India
14 Aug 19
I do not see her post here. Where has she said that?
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@petatonicsca (7070)
• Japan
14 Aug 19
My Japanese bank has the option of using a fingerprint at the ATM instead of a passcode, but I don't know anyone who uses it.
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