Fingerprints

October 31st 2008

Smudge-Resistant Film Breaks Down Your Gross Fingersweat With Chemistry

Japanese company Tsujiden has presented a new protective film that diminishes fingerprints in a matter of seconds, breaking down the oily residue using a simple property of chemistry previously utilized in soaps and detergents. The company claims that the lipophilic and hydrophilic properties of the film cause the grease to be “obscured” by allowing it…

Tech News John Herrman Oct 31

March 30th 2008

German Hackers Publish Interior Minister’s Fingerprint to Protest Against Biometric IDs

A group of hackers has captured the fingerprints of the German Interior Minister as a protest against plans to use biometric data in e-passports. The latest edition of their magazine, Die Datenschleuder, contains a plastic foil that reproduces the whorls and swirls of Wolfgang Schauble’s digit, meaning there are 4,000 copies of the politician’s prints…

Gadgets AddyDugdale Mar 30

September 6th 2006

Biometrics Lunches for the Kiddos

Kids in Rome, Ga will be using their fingers in other ways than just picking their noses. The local schools will be installing a biometric fingerprint scanning system that allows students to pay for school lunches. Their previous system involved kids punching in their identification number—this system was slow and full of errors. City administrators…

Gadgets Travis Hudson Sep 6

July 7th 2006

A-Data FP1 Finger Scanning USB Drive

Yeah, you could use a USB drive with some sort of software security feature, but it’s probably only a matter of time until eastern European hackers crack that code. However, as this isn’t Men in Black, you’re already in possession of an excellent method of identifying yourself: your fingerprints. A-Data’s FB1 USB drive scans your…

Gadgets Nicholas Deleon Jul 7

Smudge-Resistant Film Breaks Down Your Gross Fingersweat With Chemistry

German Hackers Publish Interior Minister’s Fingerprint to Protest Against Biometric IDs

Biometrics Lunches for the Kiddos

A-Data FP1 Finger Scanning USB Drive

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