Fingerprint payments taking off despite security concerns

Fingerprint payments taking off despite security concerns
Robert Lemos, SecurityFocus 2005-10-07

Consumers embarking on a shopping spree may be able to leave their wallets behind in the near future, despite some security and privacy experts' concerns.

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Fingerprint payments taking off despite security concerns 2005-10-08
Anonymous (1 replies)

Congratulations to finally establish this great technology. But I don?t understand why you would use convenience as the main motive? Sure it is nice not to have all these stupid cards in your wallet but I am more concern about security in this insecure world!

Of course fingerprints are much safe ...

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Re: Fingerprint payments taking off despite security concerns 2005-10-13
Also Anonymous

Fingerprints can't be copied?

Surely you jest?

Many methods are available, and it's already been done. Use google - you'll find insidents where this technology was fooled by a copied print.

Ever seen Gattaca?

Heck, it can me done with products from a hobby-shop or any glue/chemical/fiberglas...

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Fingerprint payments taking off despite security concerns 2005-10-08
CarlosArmand Duboise

We at Intelligence Forensics has inplemrnted Bio signatures both internally and externally access.

All need to realize the user education is the biggest problem we have. Ten card prints clear and well done can assist your data base.

technology.

Also, violation of bio identity is very hard to acc...

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Credit cards can be cancelled 2005-10-09
Anonymous (4 replies)

Although stealing bio information may be more difficult than credit cards, you cannot cancel your fingerprint. Should your bio information be stolen and put to ill use, your only option would be to have your accounts cancelled and never use the service again. What will be done to remedy this situati...

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Re: Credit cards can be cancelled 2005-10-11
Sean

Even past this, what are the success/deny ratio here. Biometrics may have come a long way but they are still prone to false positives or negatives. I would prefer to use all three. Convenience is not having to go correct your credit report....

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Re: Credit cards can be cancelled 2005-10-12
Anonymous

A good point. But one way to counter the "stolen fingerprint" scenario is to couple the biometric with a second or third form of authentication (a secret pin code, password, or voice print, for example). Periodic (voluntary or enforced mandatory) pin changes can be made by users to ensure the integr...

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Re: Credit cards can be cancelled 2005-10-12
Greg

This is a vitally important issue with all of biometrics. Identification can be established by three means, something you have something you know and something you are. The inability to change "something you are" represents a significant weakness. Perhaps it should be combined with something you ...

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Re: Credit cards can be cancelled 2005-10-13
zeph

althought might seem farfetched but, has anyone ever thought about losing a finger..when it comes to desperate robbers and all that would do anything for some cash like maybe a drug addict? A quick run to the ATM and just throw your finger away. Scary as it may seem there is such a case. Like the Me...

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