Fingerprints
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* [http://boingboing.net/2013/09/12/why-fingerprints-make-lousy-au.html Why fingerprints make lousy authentication tokens] | * [http://boingboing.net/2013/09/12/why-fingerprints-make-lousy-au.html Why fingerprints make lousy authentication tokens] | ||
* [http://boingboing.net/2013/09/22/chaos-computer-club-claims-it.html Chaos Computer Club clones fingerprints to unlock iPhone] | * [http://boingboing.net/2013/09/22/chaos-computer-club-claims-it.html Chaos Computer Club clones fingerprints to unlock iPhone] | ||
| + | * [http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/adermatoglyphia-genetic-disorder-people-born-without-fingerprints-180949338/ Adermatoglyphia: The Genetic Disorder Of People Born Without Fingerprints] | ||
Revision as of 05:03, 15 January 2014
Fingerprints of humans are supposedly unique, and sometimes used to track down criminals or to authenticate access to systems.
Toeprints have similar sorts of patterns, but are less-used since shoes and socks usually get in the way of their being left in accessible places.
See also
- WSQ (FBI fingerprint format)
