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Home Secretary Requests Fingerprint-Activated iPods

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the losing-battles-to-fight dept.

John Reid, Home Secretary, has called upon tech manufacturers to improve the security on their gadgets to help with his recent push to frustrate criminals. Inviting Apple, Sony, and several others to his crime fighting summit Reid hopes to attack the rising robbery numbers in the most recent Home Office figures.

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  1. But mass murders are down... by FatSean · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Nobody went on a rampage in England...killing 33 college students and wounding even more.

    Kind of hard to do that with a knife, or a bow and arrow.

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  2. Re:Brilliant! by cdrudge · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    So in other words exactly what the manufacturer wants then? If a manufacturer had proposed it, everyone would be all up in arms about it. If the government wants it under the guise of "it will stop terrorism" then it a great idea!