Author: MB Software Solutions
Posted: 2007-11-08 at 13:12:34
Robert Jennings wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Been a while since I posted but I've bought a new laptop with a
> fingerprint scanner and this though occurred to me:-
>
> What is to stop someone (Law Enforcement or Criminals) lifting my
> fingerprint from my laptop and creating a rubber (synthetic) copy of my
> fingerprint that they can overlay on to their finger?
>
> Is this possible or is it science-fiction?
>
> If it isn't science fiction then the whole world of biometric security
> based on fingerprints is floored and shouldn't be trusted.
>
It's not science fiction....haven't you ever seen the James Bond
movies? ;-)
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Michael J. Babcock, MCP
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