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There is a short piece about a new Korean mobile phone that uses fingerprint technology.

Instead of using the usual numeric PIN code, owners will have their fingerprints scanned to access and use the phone.

This also makes it difficult for others to break the code.

So there is no need to worry about unauthorised access to information when the phone is lost or stolen.

Unless, of course, a market in these phone chargers blooms and enough people have compatible chargers and the newly-’acquired’ phone need not be switched off.

Oh yeah, it’s got a camera, too, so thieves will be able to view any naked photos you take.

No need to worry, indeed.