USB Stick Fingerprint recognition

[4p]

Has anyone tried one of these? Are they worth getting etc?

Looks like a pretty solid idea, but how is it in practice...!

 

[Wiggins]

I very very nealry got one last Wednesday but couldnt justify the price vs what I actually store on it.

Bought a 2GB Samsung one instead.

They do seem like a damn good idea. Especially for those who take data from work to home.

 

[silversurfer]

Yea but I saw on csi you can just copy a fingerprint with a peice of sellotape off a glass so :/

 

[The Dread Pirate]

I wouldn't be able to use it as I no longer have prints they "accidently" got burned off

 

[Jingo...]

Father-in-Law has it on his laptop- uses it instead of typing in username/password

 

[Wicksta]

Many laptops have it these days (mine included). It's a gimmick more than anything, I find it quicker to type a password in.

 

[Tombo]

Yea but I saw on csi you can just copy a fingerprint with a peice of sellotape off a glass so :/

That doesn't work at all, but if you can can get a perfect mould of someone's finger using some sort of ballistics gel you can use that. Though are you really going to sit there while someone clones your finger or thumb?

 

[InvaderGIR]

You can lift prints with tape, but CSI use a different sticky thing. Also I doubt what you lift would work in these fingerprint things.

InvG

 

[Tombo]

You can lift prints with tape, but CSI use a different sticky thing. Also I doubt what you lift would work in these fingerprint things.

InvG

You can lift it but you can't use it to scan anything.

 

[MarcLister]

Father-in-Law has it on his laptop- uses it instead of typing in username/password

Hmm someone at Uni has it on his HP laptop. I think that he thinks he looks so cool swiping his finger on the side of the screen and logging in.

 

[titchard]

I can imagine they are useful but it's a bit gimmicky - a decent password / encryption method is better just in case the fingerprint scanner got broken!

Rich

 

[kieranv]

what if someone takes your usb stick...and chops your finger off to get into it.

I think i'd rather have my finger

 

[Muffin`]

Hmm someone at Uni has it on his HP laptop. I think that he thinks he looks so cool swiping his finger on the side of the screen and logging in.

We have it on our HP systems, the clients are impressed

 

[Kristoph]

No chance of copying a fingerprint and using it with sellotape

 

[MarcLister]

I can imagine they are useful but it's a bit gimmicky - a decent password / encryption method is better just in case the fingerprint scanner got broken!

Rich

I wonder if sellotape over the sensor would bork it?

We have it on our HP systems, the clients are impressed

"Yeah so I just slide my finger over this bit and TADA I'm in".

 

[Wicksta]

I can imagine they are useful but it's a bit gimmicky - a decent password / encryption method is better just in case the fingerprint scanner got broken!

Rich

They always seem to have the option of entering a password for this exact reason I guess which proves to me it's more of a gimmick than anything.

 

[iviv]

The government should look to invest in some of those laptops >_>

I feel the whole fingerprint thing is a bit of a gimmick too. I mean yes it saves a couple of seconds typing in a password, but you can make a note of your password somewhere in case you forget it. While if something damages the fingerprint reader, thats all your data gone.

 

[Wicksta]

While if something damages the fingerprint reader, thats all your data gone.

Thats exactly why you get the choice of entering your password instead.

 

[iviv]

Ah. So its not actually any more secure than just a passworded one then?

 

[Mr_White]

Thats exactly why you get the choice of entering your password instead.

Sweet, I'll just enter my password then