I addressed this when this study was discussed last week, but it's worth reminding that minutiae comparing is not the only technique used for fingerprint matching. [1]
Thanks for the link! Yes there are many ways, I always thought minutiae was most common/simplest. There are some interesting advancements also occuring in the optical tomography. [1]
(possible corporate bias) [1] https://corporate.fingerprints.com/en/newsroom/faq-regarding...