developed a wax hand that fooled a palm vein scanner. and chinese hackers spoofed apple's face ideal life detection technology with just a pair of glasses and some tape. we should stress all these hacks were carried out under lab conditions the quality of the system sensors largely determines how safe it is which means smartphones are easier to outwit than elaborate security systems . clearly biometrics aren't as safe as you might think even though a scenario like taking a fake wex hand along to break into a high security area isn't very realistic either still many tech companies keep rolling by a measure of security features the latest apple and google's models for example let you make payments using facial recognition tech really convenient but is my personal data safe with these companies and what if companies or states get too