Re: Need urgent help regarding security

From: Matt Piechota (piechota_at_argolis.org)
Date: 11/23/05

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    Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2005 18:50:51 -0500 (EST)
To: Arne Wörner <arne_woerner@yahoo.com>

    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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