RE: Sarbanes-Oxley / my opinion

[Al Mac <macwheel99@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Just be aware that this technology opens up its users to a spectrum of new 
types of crimes. I have seen multiple stories about incidents like 
these.  i do not believe they are all April Fool stories.
   * Carjackers swipe biometric Merc, plus owner's finger
   * Source: The Register
   * Date Published: April 4, 2005
   * Malaysian accountant K Kumaran lost his finger when car thieves stole 
his S-Class Mercedes with biometric security. The thieves force Mr. Kumaran 
to start the car for him, using a fingerprint. However, this would force 
them to keep the accountant with them every time they wanted to start the 
car. Instead, they decided to chop off Mr. Kumaran's finger and take it 
with them. While many tout biometrics as stronger security, some argue it 
only slows down criminals and kidnappers, or drives them to such extreme 
measures as severing a victim's limb. Improved biometrics, such as a system 
that check to make sure a finger is attached to a person, may induce 
criminals to resort to kidnapping for auto thefts. Such incidents 
demonstrate that at times a person may want to be able to easily disable 
security.
   * 
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/04/04/fingerprint_merc_chop/>http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/04/04/fingerprint_merc_chop/ 


> Wayne,
>
> >Forgive the rant, but if we continue on our present course, >we'll ALL
> have RF chips imbedded in us, not just the >animals.
>
>
> Odd that you would write this the same day my local paper printed this
> story...
>
>
> Implanted chip opens new doors