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Mouse Scans Palms to Verify ID

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the logs-you-in-and-reads-your-future dept.

p00kiethebear writes "'Fujitsu is eyeing a variation on the centuries-old art of palmistry as the latest biometric weapon against unauthorized access to computer systems and facilities. The company has developed a computer mouse that will scan the palm of the user and deliver not a look into the future but verify the identity of that person.', With a .5% error rate I wouldn't be surprised if we saw this in offices within the next few years."

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  1. heh.... by bdowne01 · · Score: 4, Funny

    A lot of good that does from keeping someone from typing 'rm -rf *'. :)

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  2. Wash your hands by theefer · · Score: 4, Funny

    Now you'll eventually have a reason to wash your hands : if you don't, you won't have access to the computer !

    Mom's gonna be happy ...

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  3. Re:I can see it now... by Cyno01 · · Score: 5, Funny

    most biometric scanners can compensate for small temorary differences, if 95% of your hand still matches the file your ok, so small cuts are no big deal, if however you spilled acid on your hand or something, that'd be a different story

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  4. the question is... by carpe_noctem · · Score: 5, Funny

    Will someone write an application for this mouse to read your palm? That would be a nice touch each morning when checking the 'ol inbox.

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