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your model of biometric/card security is way too simplified. There are numerous encryption schemes involved in the data transfer to/from user and databank. The card may not even use the same password twice (ever!) depending on what system is adopted. If anyone has ever used PGP you have already used similar methods to what MS (and others) have proposed.

I think the overall idea of this is to eliminate some (or most?) of the "anonymous" cybercrime that is running rampant these days. How do you really know that you are conducting business with someone from Russia or from NY? With the current system, there is NO WAY to know. IP addresses are easily spoofed (ala spam), they don't identify a PERSON, but just a node on the internet, and anyone can call himself anything they please ("Lord_of_the_Internet"). By having some centralized, ordered, controlled database we can at least have some shimmer of hope that we are actually transacting with who they say they are.

Cybercrime is not on the downswing (like other crimes). It's been increasing two and three fold every 6 months. At this rate, entire continents (Asia, Africa) will have to put in "cyberprison" pretty soon (i.e. no more business with them). Billions of dollars of OUR money is being pocketed by some geeks that barely know english.

Do you have any better ideas?

I mean, it's always easy to knock some idea, but of course it would be nice to actually contribute to the community rather than just be a detriment to it with negative FUD.
Posted by: rock06r   Posted on: 11/16/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Passwords: Forget your Gates  Xunil_Sierutuf | 11/16/04
And how much will that cost  Arrg | 11/16/04
It's costing you not to have it....  rock06r | 11/16/04
Biometric Security Hoax  JohnMinn | 11/17/04
Biometric Security Hoax  CodeBubba | 11/18/04
Biometric Security Hoax  stephen0838_z | 11/18/04
You gotta be kidding  theace18 | 11/16/04
no kidding...  linuxoverwindows | 11/17/04
Sure thing, Bill  alterego_z | 11/16/04
640K should be enough for anyone  SC-man | 11/17/04
managed biometric data  +-Chris-+ | 11/16/04
re: managed biometric data  alterego_z | 11/16/04
Why Not? If Bill Says It's Ok, Then I'll Do It!!  itanalyst | 11/16/04
Start with your ATM card  rock06r | 11/16/04
You do know that  FilledOut | 11/17/04
Hilarious!  marksashton | 11/16/04
ABMers are good at cutting and pasting the same reply. (NT)  NonZealot | 11/16/04
What's an ABMer?  voska | 11/16/04
Anything But Microsoft (ABM)...  DigitalKid | 11/16/04
geekdom  SC-man | 11/17/04
Hilarious  esblake | 11/17/04
Dumbest post here (nt).  doe_z | 11/17/04
lol  linuxoverwindows | 11/17/04
Huh?  mds_z | 11/18/04
thank you for your permission, sir.  linuxoverwindows | 11/17/04
Congratulations!  StanWest | 11/20/04
The problem is....  Nigel Johnstone | 11/16/04
too simplified  rock06r | 11/16/04
Well said.  doe_z | 11/17/04
Passwords are still required  voska | 11/16/04
Easy to hack tools or Bill Gates wants everything you have.  Vily Clay | 11/16/04
Really...?  rock06r | 11/16/04
They keep Biometrics on MS OS/servers ... Should I continue? (NT)  Vily Clay | 11/16/04
Please Do  s31064_z | 11/21/04
Maybe you can show your brains first?  Vily Clay | 11/22/04
Easy to hack  SC-man | 11/17/04
Replace the worse with better and go on. (NT)  Vily Clay | 11/17/04
just open all the windows  linuxoverwindows | 11/17/04
Hey, the Title Changed!!!!  coffeenite | 11/16/04
not to mention  linuxoverwindows | 11/17/04
Forgetting one major problem  AbsolutelyNot | 11/16/04
good point  linuxoverwindows | 11/17/04
Said it before,  FilledOut | 11/17/04
Re: 640 K  NoDogs | 11/17/04
Maybe it is a case of sour grapes  dbriscoe | 11/17/04
MSLinux.NET  linuxoverwindows | 11/17/04
crap, i spoke too soon!  linuxoverwindows | 11/17/04
biometric ID on the old system?  trm1945 | 11/17/04
The Bill and Steve comedy company  Roger Huffadine | 11/18/04
Chip in wrist | forehead! Yeah!  kwalker_z | 11/18/04
SmartCard? Been there, done that  wupdike@... | 11/18/04
where is the future of smartcards?  davidcarta | 11/18/04
The Mark of the Beast  RexBallard | 11/18/04
"Mark of the Beast"  PhoenixStorm26 | 11/18/04
Of course it's coming, but...  robspcfixerupper@... | 11/18/04
Focus on Technology  myohmy | 11/18/04
Another step in the WRONG direction  jgoodman_z | 11/18/04
Rights?  joeclectic@... | 11/18/04
Lost, but not forgotten...  tgbayly@... | 11/18/04
Another strategy to push propritary .NET  steitel | 11/18/04
Bill's kinda Passe himself these days  StanWest | 11/20/04
1500 Million installed SIM cards in GSM...  Theo19 | 11/21/04

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