Ready or Not, Biometrics Finally in Stores

Posted by Cliff on Monday November 17, 2003 @03:20PM from the pay-with-your-thumb...or-someone-else's dept.

cancer4xmas writes: "It's very exciting to see USA Today's Technology front page saying, "Will that be cash, fingerprint or cellphone?" They're running a story on emerging biometric devices being the most fundamental change in personal finance since 1950, when the credit card was introduced. The concept is now being tested in some stores. Check out the full story." Now couple that tidbit with this morsel from wherley: "In a letter [scroll down a bit] to Bruce Schneier's Cryptogram newsletter, Ton van der Putte tells of a recent invitation from the BBC to comment on the addition of fingerprint biometrics to the British ID card. Using a digital camera and UV lamp he was able to make dummy fingerprints that fooled the readers - and in less time and less cost than similar experiments 10 years ago. He says: '...now the average do-it-yourselfer is able to achieve perfect results and requires only limited means and skills.'"

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Re:Asian Women by teamhasnoi · 2003-11-17 16:47 · Score: 0, Offtopic

It's because Nike has them working their teensy fingers to the bone!
Damn you corporate sweatshops!
Re:Ouch by Blue+Stone · 2003-11-17 22:57 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Wow, Uma.
Hot and insightful.
Sexy and knowledgeable on matters technological.
I...err...uhh...
[sorry, I have to go change my trousers.]

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