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Re:Lenovo's 'encrypted' fingerprint USB is just an unencrypt... by mikeryan on Sunday November 01, 2026 @11:44AM (#50327246)
Ironically the DOJ isn’t great at this. Infamously they just gave California an encrypted thumb drive with 20,000 names of, allegedly, non-citizens registered to vote.

The password was included on a sticky note in the package.

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Re:Lenovo's 'encrypted' fingerprint USB is just an unencrypt... by angry_octet on Sunday November 01, 2026 @06:33PM (#50331044)
The requirement was that the data be encrypted, not that it would be secure.
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