[PSNUG.org News] Fwd: Biometric blooper?

Tue Jul 15 05:57:32 PDT 2008

Are you contemplating biometrics? Alone? Maybe you should reconsider,  
although I don't think he has addressed the primary problem.
Randy Grein, Master CNE, CCNA

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> NETWORK WORLD NEWSLETTER: M. E. KABAY ON SECURITY STRATEGIES
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> 07/15/08
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> Biometric blooper?
> http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecstrat148670
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> By M. E. Kabay
>
> Frank Platt writes: The U.K. is planning to launch a national
> biometric identity card next year, along with a national
> database to include all the citizenry. This card will certainly
> be convenient when purchasing or banking or to quickly
> authenticate one's identity. But the whole idea may be deeply
> flawed.Read full story
> http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecstrat148670
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> M. E. Kabay mailto:mekabay at gmail.com , PhD, CISSP-ISSMP is
> Program Director of the Master of Science in Information
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