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December 14, 2005 Archive

December 14, 2005

Fake fingers and computer security

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Laptop computers, door locks, and even some supermarkets authenticate users by scanning their fingerprints. But it appears fingerprint security systems can be easily tricked. Clarkson University computer scientist Stephanie Schuckers says she fooled fingerprint ID readers nine of out ten times with just a little Play-Doh.


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