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Gummi Bears Pose Security Threat

Think that those yummy Gummi Bears are innocent treats? Well, think again. The tiny sugary candies are an absolute menace menace to security systems based on biometrics.
They're sugary, adorable, and capable of foiling advanced security systems: A Japanese researcher has found that the gelatin used in Gummi Bears can also be used to make fake fingers that fool biometric fingerprint scanners. The research also found that it's a simple matter to lift a fingerprint from a glass, photograph it, and then imprint it onto a mold to create a duplicate fingerprint. This follows a study last year that found Play-Doh worked equally well. So much for plans by large retailers like Wal-Mart and Costco to let shoppers pay for purchases by scanning their fingers at the register.
No doubt they -- along with Play-Doh and who knows what else -- will be banned soon for being a national security threat.

Posted on June 22, 2006
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