Fingerprint Sensor Market To Grow To 1.6 Billion Shipped Units Annually By 2020, Says IHS

[Lucian Armasu]

IHS Technology announced a 58 percent growth in fingerprint sensors for the 2015 compared to 2014. The number of shipped fingerprint sensors grew from 316 million to 499 million, and it's expected to reach 1.6 billion in 2020.

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[falchard]

Thing about predictions based on trends. They always predict an upward growth. I never liked finger print scanners, because they always had trouble picking up my fingerprint. Iris scan is finicky, but I can still get a 60% detection rate depending on lighting conditions.

 

[vern72]

I have a Nexus 5X and the fingerprint scanner has pretty much been flawless.

 

[turkey3_scratch]

The thing is, multiple people can have the same fingerprint.

 

[jasonkaler]

The biggest problem is hat this tech is not properly secure.
Malware on you phone can leak your fingerprint image.
What do you do then? It's not like you can just change your fingerprints like you can with a password

 

[nigelivey]

The thing is, multiple people can have the same fingerprint.

Really??? How does that work then????

 

[z0d]

I like the added convenience and security it brings with my iPad Air 2.

 

[turkey3_scratch]

The thing is, multiple people can have the same fingerprint.

Really??? How does that work then????

I saw it on Adam Ruins Everything. You know why people believe no one can have the same fingerprint? Because some random dude a Century ago said so, and so it stuck. There is no proof of it at all, it's just highly unlikely.

 

[nigelivey]

The thing is, multiple people can have the same fingerprint.

Really??? How does that work then????

I saw it on Adam Ruins Everything. You know why people believe no one can have the same fingerprint? Because some random dude a Century ago said so, and so it stuck. There is no proof of it at all, it's just highly unlikely.

So the chances are roughly 1 in 60 something million, and then the chances of those two people meeting. If the industry has absolutely no issue with those odds I don't think the OP should!