In an attempt to keep up with the Jones (and by Jones, I mean Apple) Samsung's newly announce Galaxy S5 has a fingerprint scanner. There are a few differences worth noting. But the biggest difference is the reaction it is getting from the media, geeks, security experts, and politicians. As near as I can tell, it is getting no reaction at all from any quarter. It is as if no one has heard the news. Perhaps they have all forgotten the script they used just six months ago for the iPhone's Touch ID. Could it be that as a product of cultural significance, the Galaxy S5 just doesn't matter? The alternative is that we are all suffering from a severe case of mass hypocrisy. Let's take a closer look at what is going on, or in this case, what is not going on:
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