Carjackers swipe biometric Merc, plus owner's finger (theregister.com) 11 points by mysterypie 9mo ago ↗ HN
[–] gnabgib 9mo ago ↗ (2005) Original source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4396831.stm (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6362752)
[–] rolph 9mo ago ↗ old news but, a potential problem.even if other factors are used to defeat a [$5 boxcutter] exploit, there is still the motivation to try, also the intimidation angle, of losing some parts as retribution for having biometric security, and hobbling your ability to use it again.
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[ 2.1 ms ] story [ 23.0 ms ] threadeven if other factors are used to defeat a [$5 boxcutter] exploit, there is still the motivation to try, also the intimidation angle, of losing some parts as retribution for having biometric security, and hobbling your ability to use it again.