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It's shameful indeed! Isn't it amazing that a moral elephant would 
give birth to a moral squirrel? My heart goes out to the noble UN 
Secretary Gen. Needless to say that moral rectitude is not inherited, 
it is inculcated. 
PETER

----- Original Message -----
From: mathew jallow <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wednesday, December 1, 2004 11:46 am
Subject: Re: Tech Corner: Replace passwords with your fingerprint

> HEI,
> AS MANY OF YOU MAY HAVE HEARD,KOFI ANNAN'S SON KOJO, HAS BEEN 
> IMPLICATED IN IRAQI'S MASSIVE OIL-FOR-FOOD SCANDAL. IT IS PRETTY 
> CLEAR THAT KOJO WAS EXPLOITING HIS FATHER'S POSITION TO ENGAGE IN 
> THIS SINFUL CORRUPTION AT  TIME WHEN IRAQI CHILDREN WERE DYING OF 
> STARVATION AND MALNUTRITION IN THEIR THOUSANDS. WHY DO THE ALREADY 
> WEALTHY ALWAYS WANT EVEN MORE THAN THEY NEED TO LIVE CONFORTABLE 
> LIVES? I CANNOT UNDERSTAND THIS GREED IN THE HUMAN PSYCHIE.
> 
> Kelechi Eke <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> Microsoftâ has released a new tool (Fingerprint Reader) to ease 
> the hassle of remembering multiple account information.  Users 
> would simply load their account information through the tool and 
> would subsequently log on to sites that require the information by 
> touching the pad with their finger.
> 
> 
> 
> The Fingerprint Reader could not have come at a better time ? 
> given the fact that many users are doing several online 
> transactions for gifts and other holidays shopping.  While this is 
> a splendid idea by the software giant, it is noteworthy that the 
> tool does not stop hackers from getting to your personal 
> information or account if they knew your login information.
> 
> 
> 
> Another point worth mentioning is the fact that Microsoftâ 
> Fingerprint Reader only works from the computer where it is 
> installed.  So if you access your accounts from different 
> computers the tool may be of little use to you.  Laptop users, 
> however, can benefit from the convenience that the Fingerprint 
> Reader has to offer.  It is also remarkable that the tool supports 
> multiple users on the same computer, and its affordability makes 
> it worthy of trial.
> 
> 
> 
> The Fingerprint Reader concept mirrors Microsoft.NET Passport, a 
> web-based service designed to make signing in to websites easy, 
> which I personally use to access multiple accounts that support 
> the technology.  The service is more flexible in that one can 
> access different accounts from any location.  On the other hand, 
> intercepting the login information for the service means hackers 
> having access to multiple accounts.  Your finger would have to be 
> stolen for anyone to hack through the Fingerprint Reader.
> 
> 
> 
> The tool works on Windows XP and comes attached to some of the 
> latest Microsoft?s computer input devices or it can be installed 
> externally via Universal Serial Bus (USB) port.  Visit 
> 
http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/mouseandkeyboard/features/fingerprint
.mspx for more information about Microsoftâ Fingerprint Reader.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Review By:
> 
> 
> 
> Kelechi Eke, MCSD
> 
> http://www.ecompsolutions.com
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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