Biometric Blunder

People have always wondered why we don't use finger prints for computer security -- after all, it is the ultimate form of proof on crime scenes. The basic answer is that there is no good way to completely secure your fingerprint data and prove its you. As proof of that, just one day after Apple released their own form of fingerprint login, known as touch ID, people were able to bypass the system. The real answer however does not come from how secure it is, but how dangerous it is. When suspicion arises that your email account has been compromised, the first thing to do is change your password. This is not such an easy task when all you have is ten passwords. Passwords can be guessed, can be written down, and can be completely insecure, but once a password is compromised, it can be changed. Fingerprints might have the potential to be completely secure, but once compromised, can never be altered. Were back to insecure practices, every password to every account is the same; say goodbye to your identity.

Cnet - Germans defeat Apple Touch Id

Gene Roddenberry Understood

In Star Trek, the crew of the Enterprise often encounters some primitive culture. One mandate the crew must follow is never to expose or give away technology. This mandate supposedly protects the primitive civilization from advancing too quickly, resulting in unforeseen catastrophes. Technology may be cool and help people achieve menial tasks, but there are also unforeseen negative impacts to technology. Even now as software and technology is being released at an ever increasing pace, we have consequences we have to deal with. As we advance independently, society gets to play the role in accepting a new technology along with its negative impacts, instead of taking the metaphorical blunt hammer, to the face, all at once. Without this, we would not choose to advance. After all, would we have allowed the internet to permeate our lives if we considered the NSA's role and ability before the web was as important as water?

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