Forgot Your Computer Password Again? Press Here

Dyre Straits · Oct 16, 2003, 07:36 AM

LONDON (Reuters) - Attention confounded consumers: there's a high-tech solution that could render obsolete your growing jumble of credit card pin numbers and computer passwords -- and it's as plain as the nose on your face or fingerprint.

The concept is based on biometrics -- a branch of technology that identifies individuals based on biological traits -- and has begun to take off in a security-conscious world where credit card fraud and identity theft runs rife.

Imagine a quick scan of your iris, fingerprint or entire face to authorize a credit card transaction, speed your way through customs at the airport or log you onto your computer.

By Bernhard Warner, European Internet Correspondent

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...c]Article here

Source: Yahoo! News/Reuters

The_Neon_Cowboy · Oct 16, 2003, 09:03 AM

the readers are expensive and often fail with but little use...

not every one has finger prints! I didnt for allmost a year! long story

yea, all they need is get acess to your figer print records and walla they can fake your prints real secure lol

optical scanners (your eyes) are much harder to fake ...

Oct 16, 2003, 07:36 AM	#1
Dyre Straits HH Old Fuddy Duddy Join Date: May 2002 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 14,201 Rep Power: 216 System Specs	Forgot Your Computer Password Again? Press Here LONDON (Reuters) - Attention confounded consumers: there's a high-tech solution that could render obsolete your growing jumble of credit card pin numbers and computer passwords -- and it's as plain as the nose on your face or fingerprint. The concept is based on biometrics -- a branch of technology that identifies individuals based on biological traits -- and has begun to take off in a security-conscious world where credit card fraud and identity theft runs rife. Imagine a quick scan of your iris, fingerprint or entire face to authorize a credit card transaction, speed your way through customs at the airport or log you onto your computer. By Bernhard Warner, European Internet Correspondent http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...c]Article here Source: Yahoo! News/Reuters

Oct 16, 2003, 09:03 AM	#2
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	the readers are expensive and often fail with but little use... not every one has finger prints! I didnt for allmost a year! long story yea, all they need is get acess to your figer print records and walla they can fake your prints real secure lol optical scanners (your eyes) are much harder to fake ... __________________