Selfie fingerprint’ scam is ‘real,’ some AI experts warn — others say it’s bunk: ‘Stuff out of spy novels’

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Siege of the selfie? Panic is building amid social media claims that hackers can now use AI to extract fingerprints from posted pics of people innocently flashing peace signs. The alarm seems to have originated from a Chinese television segment that aired this April. The clip in question features financial expert Li Chang demonstrating how taking a peace-sign selfie could leave you vulnerable to hackers who could steal your prints and use them for identity theft, phishing attacks, and to gain