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Aren't many biometric controls trivial to defeat though? For instance, to replicate someones fingerprints all you need is a high res photo of their hand from a
by s_kilk 12y ago
Aren't many biometric controls trivial to defeat though?
For instance, to replicate someones fingerprints all you need is a high res photo of their hand from a distance.
- frevd 12y agoYeah, iris scan isn't safe either if attackers can get the authorized person in their control. Maybe using two random people from the crew would be best, hard to find out for an attacker and still safe against "forgetting" the secret code.
- ptaipale 12y agoOr, a less high-tech solution: use the knife of your airline meal set to cut away the finger. Then the airline will move on in the arms race by responding with a fingerprint reader that wants to have a pulse in the finger, and then it doesn't work when the user is in distress and has an extremely high pulse. And then there is an accident and we the armchair security experts come up with more bright ideas.
- ben1040 12y ago>Or, a less high-tech solution: use the knife of your airline meal set to cut away the finger. Last time I had an airline meal, even in first class, the knife "blade" was hard rubber mounted on a blunt metal handle. It could barely cut the food cleanly, never mind someone's finger.
- ptaipale 12y agoYes, I was being sarcastic. You do, however, occasionally get real cutlery, even in economy class, with some airlines.