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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. Brilliant! by grape+jelly · · Score: 5, Interesting

    ...because nobody would ever find the owner's fingerprint in their home!

    This is yet another case of legislation coming up with the wrong solution to the right problem.