biometrics

[Ben Laurie]

"P.J. Ponder" wrote:
> Without think about it some more, I don't know whether to place the entire
> notion of security controls based on biometric telemetry in with _pure_
> bullshit like copy protection, watermarking, non-repudiation, tamper
> proofing, or trusted third parties.  Admittedly, there is a lot of
> bullshit in the idea, I'm just not sure it is pure.

Why are trusted third parties pure bullshit? Surely there are
circumstances where a third party really can be trusted? Or are you
talking about the tainted meaning of TTPs (i.e. spooks that hold your
private keys)?

Cheers,

Ben.

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