Aluminum USB Fingerprint Reader - $46 shipped (For PC/Mac + firefox & login extras)

[Dylan80]

Works on PC or Mac!! They lowered the price today, and there's lots of good reviews for both of them. The first one has a long USB cord (for desktop use) while the 2nd one has no USB cord and folds up small (for laptop use and portableness)

Desktop Aluminum USB Finger Print Reader - $48 shipped:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.h...rds=B0018E72TY&url=search-alias%3Delectronics


Mini Laptop USB Fingerprint reader- $46 shipped:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.h...rds=B001E8JUIK&url=search-alias%3Delectronics

Product Features

* Conveniently access password-protected online account websites (like [H] )
* Logon to Windows with the swipe of your finger
* Respond to Windows User Account Control requests
* Protect your important files with encryption
* Launch your favorite software applications

Never have to remember passwords/websites again! Swipe your finger lock or log into your PC or Mac, encrypt/secure files, launch applications like Word or Excel with this 256 bit encrypted device.

 

[rive22]

Fingerprint readers are easily bypassed. Good post though

 

[Copenhagen69]

Fingerprint readers are easily bypassed. Good post though

how so?

 

[Dylan80]

Well there was a muythbusters episode that busted older fingerprint readers... I am not into this new tech but I think this has tougher encryption compared to the first fingerprint readers.

The mythbusters had one guy leave a fingerprint randomly IIRC (its been a while). Then somehow they lifted the print with some special puddy or something you can find online and whip up. They took the lifted print and made a silicon copy of it. Then they used the fake silicon fingerprint and it worked.

It's probably on youtube... Yep here it is in the videos
http://www.google.com/search?q=mythbuster+fingerprint

But yeah.... it's not EASILY bypassed I don't think (unless there is some special new hack besides making a huge silicon operation)

 

[ND4SPD]

I saw that episode... the most expensive fingerprint lock was bypassed with a photocopy of a fingerprint... but the Thinkpad style ones weren't quite so easy. BTW, if there's someone that wants into your PC bad enough to go through all the work of lifting a print, etc... your password isn't going to stop them either.

 

[bassman]

If someone is going to the trouble of creating a gel mold of your fingerprint... they should just remove the drive from the computer and save the trouble. Use drive encryption if you're that worried.

 

[wizang]

This just seems like a great way to get your hand chopped off.