Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2005 18:50:51 -0500 (EST) From: "Matt Piechota" <piechota@argolis.org> To: Arne =?iso-8859-1?Q?W=F6rner?= <arne_woerner@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-security@freebsd.org, Roger Marquis <marquis@roble.com> Subject: Re: Need urgent help regarding security Message-ID: <47111.192.35.35.34.1132703451.squirrel@webmail.gigatrex.com> In-Reply-To: <20051122191230.9866.qmail@web30305.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <20051122075050.I81101@roble.com> <20051122191230.9866.qmail@web30305.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
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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
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