At 12:30 AM -0800 12/9/00, Ray Dillinger wrote: >On Fri, 8 Dec 2000, Anonymous wrote: > >>update HONG KONG--Siemens has a solution for people who constantly >>forget computer passwords: a mouse that recognizes fingerprints. >> >> >>By lightly tapping the fingertip sensor located at the top of the >>mouse, the device verifies the fingerprint against reference >>templates already input into the PC's system. Once a fingerprint is >>authenticated, the person can then access the PC's main operating >>system. > >Oh, right. And nobody could *possibly* dust it for fingerprints, >etch a fingerprint >into a rubber pad, and tap the rubber pad on the sensor. That might >take what, >a whole hour? Less, for a black bag agent. And black bag entries are becoming a standard, court-authorized measure. I wonder how long before a court-authorized measure will be simply mugging a target and cutting off his ID finger. When government adopts the MO of the thief, all things are possible. --Tim May -- (This .sig file has not been significantly changed since 1992. As the election debacle unfolds, it is time to prepare a new one. Stay tuned.)
