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Re: Why fingerprint biometrics are bad...
From: "Jeffrey Sharpe" <jsharpe () cyberlynk net>
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2009 10:07:15 -0600
And let us not forget about the car thieves. http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg18624943.600-finger-chopped-off-to-bea t-car-security.html ------------------------------------------------ Jeffrey Sharpe jsharpe () cyberlynk net ------------------------------------------------ -----Original Message----- From: funsec-bounces () linuxbox org [mailto:funsec-bounces () linuxbox org] On Behalf Of Rich Kulawiec Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 9:48 AM To: FunSec [List] Subject: Re: [funsec] Why fingerprint biometrics are bad... On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 06:01:40PM -0800, Dragos Ruiu wrote:
(Experts have been saying it for years. Now we will have to deal with the inadequacies of the systems put in place. cheers, --dr)
Yes. Biometrics are known-bad, but the people pushing them seem determined to learn this the hard way. I often think they should be made to watch the relevant illustrative scene in "Demolition Man" [1] until they grasp why biometrics drastically increase the risk to personnel. (Of course, it's entirely possible that they've absorbed the lesson, but cynically -- and possibly correctly -- reason that since *they* won't be incurring the risk, that it's acceptable.) ---Rsk [1] I apologize to everyone for bringing up any film with Sylvester Stallone so early in the day. _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list. _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
Current thread:
- Why fingerprint biometrics are bad... Dragos Ruiu (Jan 13)
- Re: Why fingerprint biometrics are bad... Rich Kulawiec (Jan 15)
- Re: Why fingerprint biometrics are bad... Jeffrey Sharpe (Jan 15)
- Re: Why fingerprint biometrics are bad... Rich Kulawiec (Jan 15)