Re: What laptop should I buy for running Debian?
On Tue, Dec 19, 2006 at 02:49:03PM -0800, Paul Johnson wrote:
> Baz wrote:
>
> > So, you were able to get the fingerprint reader working.
>
> I'm not sure biometrics are ready for prime-time yet. I don't trust
> fingerprint readers and refuse to use biometrics for ID or authentication
> beyond their traditional uses because most fingerprint readers can be
> fooled by a Jello finger with a reproduction of the print on it, and I
> can't exactly go down to Handcrafters and get a new fingerprint in about an
> hour if someone does compromise my fingerprint.
Let's take this elsewhere. The firngerprints are a bad authentication
token as they're probably all over your computer. How about using the
that scanner as a scanner to identify an object with a unique pattern
you carry with you?
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