> Spoofing them made waves a while back: That's a good one. Here's another interesting and more detailed story about biometric security systems and its reliability:
http://www.heise.de/ct/english/02/11/114/ So I guess the HP device with built-in scanner is likely not much more (if at all) secure than one protected with a password. But it might increase the likelihood that people will actually protect their data with some level of security, because it's a bit more convenient to use compared to entering a password with a stylus (how many people use a PIN to protect their GSM phone/SIM from unauthorized use?). Another interesting aspect is covered here: http://www.puttyworld.com/thinputdeffi.html Once someone has gotten ahold of a copy of your fingerprint or iris scan, what are you going to do? You can't change your fingers like you can change passwords. Cheers, Oliver __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/
