Research led by two top universities has shed doubt on whether biometric security systems, on their own, can protect our most sensitive data. Humans are notoriously bad at creating secure passwords.

But that’s okay; we’ve fixed the problem, at least somewhat, by introducing a slew of new devices that rely on biometric authentication, whether in the form of fingerprints, voice recognition, or facial scanning. Researchers at New York University and Michigan State University, however, have their doubts about whether biometrics alone are enough. “Fingerprint-based authentication is still a strong way to protect a device or system, but at this point,…

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