YOU HAVE YOUR SAY

EVERY week, Money Mail receives hundreds of your letters and emails about our stories. Here are some from our article last week that showed how easy it is for hackers to crack fingerprint and facial recognition security used by banks and social media providers . . .

WILL FINGERPRINT SECURITY REALLY STOP THIEVES HACKING YOUR BANK ACCOUNT?

Money Mail, August 23

I HAVE never used banking apps on mobile devices and never will. This just shows how easy it is for thieves to hack into your account. You’re asking for trouble if you put your faith in these apps.

T. S., Vancouver, Canada.

MY OFFICE has used fingerprint technology for years. I’ve always been concerned that some lowlife might hack the system and use my fingerprints for no good. This is a real problem — but so few people seem to realise.

A. O., Coventry.

IT’S simple: you can’t use fingerprint or iris scanning to replace a password, as you can never change your fingers or your eyes. They should only be used as a second line of defence alongside a password.

A. A., Manchester.

YES, some firms need to think again about how they use this technology, but I can’t agree with people who say biometrics should not be used for banking. Used correctly, it can provide an extra layer of security.

T. P., Cardiff.

A FINGERPRINT is like a password you can never change, and you leave copies of it on everything you touch. Imagine writing your PIN on hundreds of bits of paper and leaving one everywhere you go. How can that be secure?

R. S., Liverpool.

FOR every security tech whizz, there are three criminals who are cleverer. Every time the good guys close off a door, hackers open another one. As technology takes over more and more of our lives, it’ll become easier for criminals to scam us.

R. L., Oxford.