A neat Idea

[Most Easterly Pandas]

Just watching the gadget show from a few weeks ago on the PVR.

Just seen this. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/8GB-TRANSCEND...14&_trkparms=72:1301|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318

Thinking of getting one as another gadget to add to the list of 'Ive got'

What do you think? Good, Bad? Anyone got one

 

[colin79666]

Hmm - depends how reliable the fingerprint thingy is.
Also it doesn't specify how the data is secured. If its unencrypted it might be possible to disassemble the drive, take out the flash memory and read it back in another drive.
I'm sticking with my Kingston Datatraveler Secure Privacy Edition for now (256bit AES).

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

Hmm - depends how reliable the fingerprint thingy is.
Also it doesn't specify how the data is secured. If its unencrypted it might be possible to disassemble the drive, take out the flash memory and read it back in another drive.
I'm sticking with my Kingston Datatraveler Secure Privacy Edition for now (256bit AES).

Not sure. Just though of it as more of a 'look at my new toy' thing

I've only just (back in the summer) upgraded from my 128mb stick to a 8gb Kingston Datatraveler

 

[Vimto Rolf]

sounds a good idea. i have a biometric fingerprint reader bilt into my laptop it works really well there are ways round it though

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

sounds a good idea. i have a biometric fingerprint reader bilt into my laptop it works really well there are ways round it though

Oh cool. I looked at a laptop with one of those, but didn't get it in the end. Went for another.

Who accurate is it? My laptops got face recognition, but is **** at it. Does biometrics have a high fail rate?

So what are the ways around it then

Jon.

 

[Vimto Rolf]

Oh cool. I looked at a laptop with one of those, but didn't get it in the end. Went for another.

Who accurate is it? My laptops got face recognition, but is **** at it. Does biometrics have a high fail rate?

So what are the ways around it then

Jon.

its pretty accurate tbf.

you can brute force it and if you dont set it up properly you can log in as a guest with administrator privilages

 

[Focus Owner]

why do you need it?

 

[Focus Owner]

its pretty accurate tbf.

you can brute force it and if you dont set it up properly you can log in as a guest with administrator privilages

or go into safemode
log in as admin
and make another account with access to all there files

 

[Vimto Rolf]

why do you need it?

who me?

tbh i dont it was just built into my laptop and its one less password to forget

or go into safemode
log in as admin
and make another account with access to all there files

yeah. dont really know why though but this laptop is a bugger to boot into safe mode.

 

[Focus Owner]

dont see why
press f8 works on every pc
and since a laptop is pritty much a pc just smaller works

 

[Vimto Rolf]

dont see why
press f8 works on every pc
and since a laptop is pritty much a pc just smaller works

aye it is f8 but you have to time it perfectly otherwise it will shut itself down or have no effect