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.)