On Tue, November 22, 2005 2:12 pm, Arne Wörner wrote: > Ceterum censeo: Finger prints make everything worse (not just for > thiefs, who have to wear gloves nowadays), because I have heard of > a case, where a robber took away the ring-finger of his victim, > because his victim was unable to get off the ring (published in > german TV by a governmental broadcasting carrier (ZDF) in > "Aktenzeichen XY ... noch nicht gelöst" (which translates to "case > number XY ... not solved yet")). There has been a case near > Kiel,SH,F.Rep.Germ, where the robber became a killer, because the > victim refused to give 10USD, that belonged to his employer.
Or, to start your car: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/04/04/fingerprint_merc_chop/ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4396831.stm Plus, as soon as breaks the key encrypting your fingerprint, they can re-use it. And it's not like you can change your fingerprints after they're comprimised. -- Matt Piechota _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-security To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
