, 2004-11-19
Bill Gates is right about one thing: asking people to use a two-factor form of authentication would go a long way toward alleviating a lot of the password problems that plague computer security today.
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All biometric scanners can be faked as long as the reference is of a lower resolution than the fake.
Fingerprints can be copied from any original source - the finger itself, the glass that was touched, a door knob,...
Retina/iris scans can also be copied - all it takes is a suitable scanner, or a hacked scanner.
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