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That Samsung Galaxy It is widely known that the S5 offers a fingerprint sensor, but it does not offer at least partially as effective security as the Apple sensor, a fact that is not widely known. Touch ID used on iPhone 5s, along with the original fingerprint, requires the user to enter a password before using the sensor. Nothing like Samsung Galaxy However, the S5 does not have one, so if a stranger somehow gets hold of the smartphone and its owner's fingerprint, he literally has a free hand.

A YouTube channel called "SRLabs" highlights this security flaw in a recently released video, demonstratively using a fake fingerprint to make a PayPal payment.

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