Can identity thieves steal fingerprints?
Even a retina scan may not protect against identity theft these days. Security experts at government agencies as well as banks and credit card companies are worried that biometric data such as retina patterns, fingerprints, and even earlobe mapping can be stolen from electronic files and used to commit fraud. The idea behind biometrics is that such personal characteristics, once the stuff of spy movies, can be used as identity “keys” that provide access to financial accounts or sensitive facilities.
