Fingerprint sensors don't work for almost anyone who does manual labour as a job.
Fingerprint unlock amongst some crowds is seen as the 'posh' option because it means you still have soft skin from an office job.
CharlesW · 6h ago
> Fingerprint sensors don't work for almost anyone who does manual labour as a job.
Not to say that it doesn't happen, but most forms of manual labor don't wear down, scar, callous, or otherwise alter one's fingerprints enough to break it. In any case, this is why we all use backup fingers and toes.
simne · 5h ago
I have weird experience with fingerprint sensor (on Android phone). It works, but I have to add "new" fingers approximately 1-2 times per month, as for some reason "old" fingerprints become unrecognizable.
vunderba · 7h ago
I have an odd parallel to this. When I was younger, I was simultaneously learning braille and also spending a lot of time playing steel-string acoustic guitar (formerly played a nylon string guitar).
Unsurprisingly, I found it significantly more difficult to "read" braille with my left hand because the calluses from playing guitar had reduced the tactile sensitivity in my fingertips.
klysm · 2h ago
Rock climbing renders it useless as well
metalman · 7h ago
glad I use no ID, or security for anything unless it's an absolute requirement
no apps, sign in with email and password(s) through web pages
watching the whole "security" monster eat itself in not amusing, but I supose that this is just something we have to go through in order to arrive at something implimentable and future proof....I have my own ideas about that, but they are essentialy the diametric oposite of what is bieng done, so I'll amuse myself
Fingerprint unlock amongst some crowds is seen as the 'posh' option because it means you still have soft skin from an office job.
Not to say that it doesn't happen, but most forms of manual labor don't wear down, scar, callous, or otherwise alter one's fingerprints enough to break it. In any case, this is why we all use backup fingers and toes.
Unsurprisingly, I found it significantly more difficult to "read" braille with my left hand because the calluses from playing guitar had reduced the tactile sensitivity in my fingertips.