Touchscreen Smudges Could Reveal Passwords

[exfileme]

It's not difficult to determine device unlock patterns thanks to oily fingertips, a camera and a PC.

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[LORD_ORION]

Works with keyboards too...

 

[Trueno07]

Or google could just take it and call it a day.

Not hating, but there are better ways 😛

 

[adikos]

yeah this is nothing new. its not limited to just smartphones with pattern keys but can give away your passcode/key to doors and other devices that require to to touch buttons. an old company i worked for clearly used its address as the code since those were the buttons with their writing nearly rubbed off.

that said, i take care to wipe my phones touch screen off regularly during the day even though it rarely leaves my pocket/sight.

 

[digitalrazoe]

Ok .. wait .. how long did it take people to figure that one out ? Old tricks still work to break "the new hottness" in security...

 

[Guest]

I touched my cock. Will they figure that out?

 

[elmo2006]

...seriously!

 

[weirdguy99]

I love to touch my phone.

 

[michaelssw]

See this is exactly why i got an iphone, if i can't hold it then no one can guess my password, betcha stupid androids don't have that feature.

 

[r0x0r]

The first thing I though of when I read this article was the mission in the first Splinter Cell where you have to use the heat goggles to get past the numeric keypad after the guard goes through the door.

 

[boxter987]

Looks like somebody rewatched National Treasure...

 

[mman74]

Anyone who lets the phone out of their sight is an idiot!
Hmmm, if they had time to sit there and fiddle with your phone and get your data, they would have had enough time to turn it off and slip it into their pocket.
If the issue was the data then you are placing way too much expectations on the data security of the phone OS. Even if this was a Windows notebook most people could attach the HDD as a secondary drive and read all the data.
So what exactly then is issue - were you expecting impregnable self destruct type security? Me, I would be more pissed off I lost a very decent phone.

 

[mr_tuel]

atm machines are used by hundreds of people, you'd have to detect which prints were the most recent

 

[tinnerdxp]

just wash your hands more often - you filthy American Apple users...

 

[awood28211]

Wow. What news! NOT. Anyone who's used an unlock pattern could have told you this. doh! Researchers of the obvious!

 

[IncinX]

Suckers, they will soon find that "www.google.com" is not my password!

 

[duffymoon]

[citation][nom]boxter987[/nom]Looks like somebody rewatched National Treasure...[/citation]

I find that difficult to believe...

 

[beayn]

So.. clean your screen? Problem solved.

 

[Guest]

u need to know the order of the keys pressed anyways

 

[Marco925]

Usually i just make drawings in the oil on my phone. Who knew i was being secure?