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Has anyone including you stopped to think of the security implications of of making a thumbprint jewelry like this?

You leak your fingerprints every time you touch a smooth surface; one extra copy on an unlikely-to-be-lost item doesn't really increase your risk much.

I never wear my rings places where I don’t also bring my fingers, and rings don’t leave oily prints like my fingers do. Sarcasm aside, I’m not sure how this is a security risk.

In 2014[0], someone stole the German Defense Minister's fingerprint from a picture. We are well past the point where you can assume your biometrics are secure.

[0] https://www.theregister.com/2014/12/29/german_minister_finge...

I guess you can go ahead and take "criminal mastermind" from your CV! Why would I think that a physical 3D object with the pattern of my fingerprint that can be carried around and held up to anything might possibly be a security issue? Nope, I can't think of anything...

> I guess you can go ahead and take "criminal mastermind" from your CV!

Careful, your sarcasm is dripping!

> Why would I think that a physical 3D object with the pattern of my fingerprint that can be carried around and held up to anything might possibly be a security issue?

Have you looked at the image of the ring? How do you plan to scan that anywhere?

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