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Carjackers swipe biometric Merc, plus owner's finger (theregister.com)
11 points by mysterypie 167 days ago
2 comments

old news but, a potential problem.

even if other factors are used to defeat a [$5 boxcutter] exploit, there is still the motivation to try, also the intimidation angle, of losing some parts as retribution for having biometric security, and hobbling your ability to use it again.