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And besides...
MOST fingerprint readers - be they hardwired into the box or of the USB fob type - are UTTERLY USELESS.

There's a dirty little secret with them. They're extremely easy to defeat - assuming you know the password. And that is by way of Windows Safe Mode.

Safe mode loads only the basic drivers - those needed for operation. It doesn't even load the USB subsystem in most cases. Therefore, if you KNOW the password or can guess at it, you can boot into safe mode and get around those stupid little things.
Posted by: Wolfie2K3   Posted on: 09/04/07 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Too many screwups for Sony lately  BitTwiddler | 08/31/07
It's not just Sony...  Linux User 147560 | 08/31/07
Boo!  Shelendrea | 08/31/07
Was any security gained?  jinko | 09/01/07
No security was gained  CobraA1 | 09/01/07
And besides...  Wolfie2K3 | 09/04/07
Unintentional? That's even worse.  James T. Kirk | 08/31/07
I'm surprised all the Softies...  jasonp@... | 08/31/07
Not really....  techboy_z | 09/04/07
S/W design incompetence and lowest cost resources  terry flores | 08/31/07
Just Say NO to Sony  fwfulton | 08/31/07
AMEN TO THAT  kokuryu | 09/04/07
Also used to like Sony  Boot_Agnostic | 09/03/07
Sony can zuk my dic-tation unit, heh...  tek_heretik | 09/03/07
When Are People Just Going To Ditch Sony?  itanalyst | 09/03/07
Sun  Boot_Agnostic | 09/04/07

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