In response to fridays sesson

Due to this coming fridays sesson being held on biometrics, I decided to do some further reading into it, for better understanding. I think I've seen way too many movies of folk having their hands cut off and eyes sliced out for biometric locks, true, though on a more serious note, the concept just really seems foulable to me. Come on, no doubt there are in did ways to get around them and I'm not talking whats shown in the movies, mostly fiction. However I found several sources on the flaws in fingerprint biometrics recognition.

The first being from the trusty bbc website dated 2002 and talks on the findings of a report, which is my second link.

BBC ARTICLE LINK

BIOMETRICAL FINGERPRINT RECOGNITION- DONT GET YOUR FINGERS BURNT -REPORT LINK

The report is interesting it seems to cover so many variables in fingerprint biometrics, the point under the heartbeat title was that systems that are designed to recognise your heartbeat are flawed as regular sport enthusiasts have a slower heart rate that can be impossible to detect in the scan of the person finger. Though the main aspect of the report is showing ways around the system. Worth a read.

My favourite link comes from the MythBusters, I love this show, I'm always watching when I see its on, but I missed this episode, they show how to fool the biometric finger print scanner, one in which the manafacturer said has never been fooled. Its only a short clip though usally they show how they done it and the hard work gone in before hand oh and the science. And it doesn't usually has the intense voice commentating. But real good clip to watch, better to find the full episide though.

MYTHBUSTERS FINGERPRINT FOOL LINK

And to a nice definition of biometric tech at the following link which covers all biometrics not just the fingerprint.

FOR A GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF BIOMETRICS LINK