Face Recognition Goes Mainstream For Notebooks

MojoKid writes "Consumer and business-class computer security has clearly become more sophisticated over the years. Recent advances in recognition technology have brought forth new capabilities, like what can be found in Toshiba A305 series notebooks. Toshiba's Face Recognition software allows you to log in to the system simply by having your face properly recognized by the integrated webcam during Windows startup. Of course, the system's TrueSuite Access Manager also allows you to do the same, only using your fingers and the integrated fingerprint reader. However, TrueSuite goes a step further with the fingerprint reader, also allowing you to log in to Web sites, applications, and networks as well by using just your fingerprints."

Comments

Evil twin

[tsa]

I guess when my evil twin gets hold of my shiny new face-recognizing laptop I'm doomed.

Re:Evil twin

[zmollusc]

Only once EvilTsa shaves off his goatee beard.

Re:Cut off fingers?

[Anonymous Coward]

With that in mind, suppose, today, that a criminal was sitting before you with a knife, threatening to cut off your fingers one by one if you did not give him your notebook password. Are you really willing to sit there and tell me that you would rather have your hands butchered than give up your text-based password? That's where plausible deniability tech comes in. You'd give the criminal an alternative password which works but decrypts a dummy disk instead.

Though, the same technique could work for fingerprints. One finger gives you the real files, another gives you the dummy. Though testing for this isn't that hardm as there are only 10 to check.

Re:Cut off fingers?

[bloodninja]

One finger gives you the real files, another gives you the dummy. That technique is very popular on the interstate.