Intel Security True Key

Re:Intel Security True Key by seanp2k2 on Sunday December 04, 2016 @04:19PM (#13101839)

Comparable to a social security number, but a SSN which you rubber stamp upon literally everything you touch. I make this analogy to illustrate the ridiculousness of both.

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Re:Intel Security True Key by mtgx on Monday December 05, 2016 @02:53AM (#13104005)

I think it's a good comparison, even if it may not seem quite like it yet because we still don't have that many things for which to use our fingerprints.

But soon we will have. All the banks are considering some form of biometric authentication for ATMs, and so on, and this could expand to many other types of services. That means you'll have to scan and store your fingerprint on a range of devices with highly variable security. Eventually your fingerprint will be sold on the black market, just like your SSN is.

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Re:Intel Security True Key by Freak_NL on Monday December 05, 2016 @03:36AM (#13104148)

> All the banks are considering some form of biometric authentication for ATMs

First I've heard of this. Is this a regional thing or a global trend? Got any sources?

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