[ltp] Fingerprint reader and the Bios

[Michele Campeotto]

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> > > Your fingerprints can be retrieved after the fact.
> > as I said earlier, this isn't possible with sweep sensors, as the
> > sweeping itself removes the fingerprint. just have a look at the linked
> ... and there are no other spots on the laptop that you touch with your
> bare hands? Say the laptop cover, battery, the keyboard or any other flat
> surface. About the only part of my thinkpad I do NOT touch is the screen.


  oh, the laptop itself... :)

  yes, correct, I wasn't questioning the security of the device (wich I
don't even have), it just seemed that people didn't understand how that's
working.


  mic

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Michele Campeotto - www.micampe.it

It's psychosomatic. You need a lobotomy. I'll get a saw.
-- Calvin

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&nbsp; oh, the laptop itself... :)<br>
<br>
&nbsp; yes, correct, I wasn't questioning the security of the device
(wich I don't even have), it just seemed that people didn't understand
how that's working.<br>
</div><br></div><br>&nbsp; mic<br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br>Michele Campeott=
o - <a href=3D"http://www.micampe.it" target=3D"_blank" onclick=3D"return t=
op.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">www.micampe.it</a><br><br>It's psycho=
somatic. You need a lobotomy. I'll get a saw.
<br>=09-- Calvin


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