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Hackers Claim New Fingerprint Biometric Attack
Ann Harrison, SecurityFocus 2003-08-13

Two German hackers say they have developed a technique to defeat biometric fingerprint scanners used to authenticate electronic purchasing systems. Unlike an earlier fingerprint attack developed by the pair last year, this system creates latex fingertip patches designed to be used while under observation.

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nothing new 2003-08-20
Anonymous
Congress get its information from the federal government, not from individuals. Why would a congressman listen to an individual when they have the "agencies" with highly paid engineers to do the research.

After a little searching on the net. I found www.biometrics.org. The 2 people who chair this...

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