As we carry more devices around with us, smartphones, tablets, netbooks, ultraportables, than ever before and now I’m wrondering if biometrics are fast becoming the must-have addition for mobile computing in the 21st century. I have a variety of mobile devices myself and have tested a great many more in the last year. Of these, [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Fingerprint Files In Windows To Uncover File Changes
What’s the best way of making sure that you know when files are changed in the operating system? It is possible to create a backup and compare the backup with a later stage. Other possibilities include software programs that have been designed to detect changes. Fingerprint is one of those software programs. The computer program [...]
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German interior minister’s fingerprint replicated
What’s a good way of catching the attention of someone who is advocating the use of biometrics? German interior minister Wolfgang Schäuble is pushing biometrics and data collection in Germany all for the sake of security and the fight against terrorism. The Chaos Computer Club, a renowned and popular club of hackers and privacy advocates, [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Rootkits: Sony does it again
I would have never thought that a company like Sony would not learn from its mistakes especially after the first rootkit debacle which was a major public relations fiasco for Sony. The first rootkit was placed on several audio CDs that were distributed in 2005 and led to a $6 million settle case in the United States. While the rootkit was intended to make it impossible (albeit ineffectively) to copy music from the CDs it was effectively used by producers of malware, trojans and spyware to hide their code from antivirus software.
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Want to sell used CDs ? Identify yourself !
Some states in the land of the free are pushing new legislations which have the purpose to curb the sale of stolen goods but affect you, me and your local used record store more seriously. Let us take Florida as the prime example how things can get really out of control. Stores who sell used CDs have to apply for a permit. Once a customer comes in they have to take his fingerprints (!) and get a copy of one of their documents that can legally identify them.