[Am-info] Microsoft Puts Fingerprint Readers Into Hardware

[Erick Andrews]

On Thu, 9 Sep 2004 11:12:45 -0400, Fred Miller wrote:

>http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=PN5XCGSA3VI4ICRBAEZSFEY?type=technologyNews&storyID=6183975
>
>Microsoft Puts Fingerprint Readers Into Hardware
> Wed Sep 8, 2004 03:16 PM ET 
>
>SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on 
>Wednesday unveiled a new array of keyboard and mice, with some featuring 
>built-in fingerprint readers to make it easier for users to log on to 
>personal computers and Web sites. 

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The article quotes Microsoft as saying that these new fingerprint readers are 
"more for convenience".

What I expect is that by the time these products reach the market many users
will be under the false impression that their Windows systems will somehow
be more secure.

It's unfortunate that they didn't take part of their $6 billion hardware budget
and use it to build a fundamentally more secure OS.

Erick