[LINK] Re: Biometrics: Still searching for a pulse?

[rchirgwin at ozemail.com.au]

Brendan Scott wrote:

> David Vaile wrote:
>
>> FYI, commentary sceptical of the inroads made by biometric systems.
>> 'Biometrics: Still searching for a pulse'
>>   David Braue
>>   Technology and Business magazine   06 April 2005   
>> "A couple of years ago, the uptake of biometric technology was
>> considered a sure thing. But fast forward to present day and companies
>> are reluctant to use biometrics due to their negative stigma."
>>
>> http://www.zdnet.com.au/insight/security/0,39023764,39187129,00.htm
>
>
> did I hear someone say "repudiation?"
>
> Biometrics, like PKI, is just another solution looking for a problem.  
> I wish people would just get over it.  By selling these systems as a 
> total solution for security and authentication they typically result 
> in catastrophic failures if they're hacked.  Tell me how you change 
> your fingerprint if someone hacks it.

I can't change it, but I can say from experience that a garden shredder 
will do a good job of >removing< a fingerprint...

RC

>
> Brendan 
>
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