Devices with fingerprint scanner authentication are developed by good technicians but by a bad concept designer.
It is overseen that by authenticating with a fingerprint scanner you don't need the proper finger just the proper fingerprint.
And if a handy or laptop is stolen then mostly will have his owners fingerprint also which he uses maybe by the entrance of his house also.
If he would have password authentication and his password is stolen then he can change his password but he cannot change his finger or his fingerprint.
This wouldn't be an issue. There's basically two types of scanning used, optical and ccd. Using ccd, the scan actually measures the patterns of contrasting light and dark spots of the ridges and compares them to past scans. The light used wouldn't reflect off a fingerprint's oil pattern the same way it would an actual flesh digit with ridges and valleys. |
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In my opinion, biometric technologies like apples touch ID is the solution to Bitcoin hackers on major exchanges. Imagine Coinbase or Bitpay had a user enabled feature that requires your fingerprint in order to confirm any Bitcoin transactions.
Then, a hacker would need to get into your account, defeat two factor authentication... and have acess to your fingerprint to confirm any transaction requests.
Obviously, this could be a user enabled feature that conspiracy theorists or people looking to just be anonymous could opt out of.
If Apple were to open up its touch ID to third parties, this would be the best offering. But for the meanwhile, can't a website like coinbase allow you to buy a third-party fingerprint scanner?
as others have said biometrics is not easy. 1. not everyone has/wants a fingerprint scanner. 2. if i cut my thump and it left a scar, the thumbprint wont match the one on the exchanges database 3. a trojan horse could sniff the data input of a USB port to copy the persons thump print and then use it later.. much like keyloggers sniff usb keyboards. 4. the actual lesson to learn is to teach people not to use exchanges as long term bank accounts. 1. Units are cheap nowadays, can even take a hit on the manufacturing end and make up for it on final MSRp of the kits or the software side of things. 2. That's not how they would work. They work off of patterns, not whole scan matching. 3. Multiple points of security. No one piece of biometric data would be able to unlock the kingdom. 4. Agreed |
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I have been tinkering with this idea for quite some time. Multi tiered personal security appliances. Split into packages according to their security level (from basic to advanced). Can be used separately or combined together like Voltron to produce the ultimate personal security device. The drafts for my idea have something like level 1: fingerprint and/or voice level 2: level 1 + retinal level 3: level 2 + laser dna (think http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8379664 but compact) The amount of engineering to put this idea into production is way out of my league, however. |
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So after watching http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyZ2uOu4gx8, I would love to explain to Gary all about bitcoins. He is one of the people that has helped me to be a better entrepreneur. This is a person that would be a great Angel in the bitcoin world, he could help with the building of a brand. Plus he clearly likes innovation and what better innovation than disrupting the currency system of over hundreds of years. I might be able to get you in touch. I was the web admin for Rich Schefren a few years back during his whole GPS course. Met Gary, Frank Kern, Mike Filsaime, all the guys at stompernet, etc. Let me reach out to some old contacts. |
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where do you ship from? also do you accept escrow?
Are you kidding, my middle name is escrow! No, not really but yeah if you pay the escrow fee I'll pay for shipping.. How about that? Limited supply left. Thanks. Ps: sorry it took awhile to respond. I went to Atlantis for the weekend.. I'll handle escrow for WinterParker at no charge if people are interested. |
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Is your price set in stone? I wouldn't mind grabbing this package to give as a gift for my buddy's kid that's getting into cryptos, but .25btc is 2.5 more than it will generate in the next 8 months. Wiggle room?
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My problems with BTC-e are now fixed.
Was there any other conversations you had with them? Did you send them a new ticket? Or did they just email you with the fixed transaction? They just closed my ticket with the message 'fixed', and this time the coins had actually been sent. |
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My problems with BTC-e are now fixed.
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My problems with BTC-e are now fixed.
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I actually have an issue of missing coins dating back to Feb of 2013, and despite all the real life hassles he has going on, Charlie has gone out of his way to ensure my problem was addressed now. I can't help but respect that.
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I struggle to understand why you would be willing to do a transaction with someone that you yourself confirmed has multiple negative feedbacks.
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Just to confirm every thing is ok now? I don't want any delays if I can help it.
Withdrawals seem to be working normal as of now. The only issues still prevalent are from those of us that withdrew on the 10th and 11th of this month. |
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I think it's fair to start leaving the appropriate trust rating on the user's profile. I have sent them another PM through here and posted on all the threads they actively post on as well as the reddit thread. That's not including the support tickets. They are just flat out ignoring the issue. If they do not respond or return the coins within 24 hours, I will be forced to leave them negative trust, and I encourage the rest of you to do the same. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=33012 |
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Is it so wrong to confirm that my withdrawals are working now? Thread title doesn't suggest exactly what you are talking about. Too generalized. In any case don't need to be mad that my withdrawals went through. Hopefully BTC-e fixes those issues. No one is upset you shared your experience bud, it just has nothing to do with what we are discussing, or the problems we are experiencing. I am certainly not upset you're able to withdraw either, that statement is just nonsensical. |
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PM me the code, minus any authentication info (X out passwords, usernames) and I'll help you get it sorted out.
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Very tempting. Come with the psu? Going to sleep on it bud.
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What problems are you having with blockchain's API?
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I have a few domains for projects I just wont have time for that I am willing to entertain offers on. Feel free to toss out respectable offers or PM me directly. Would accept BTC, LTC, or perhaps interesting trades (ASICs, precious metals, etc).
domains available:
BitcoinWatchdog.com
DecentralizedFunds.com
FiatTrade.com
BTCMarket.in
CryptoMentor.com
CryptoTutor.com
CryptoHeads.com (this one has an install of vanilla with 2fa on it all setup and ready to go. was originally planning on making this an alternative style cryptocurrency social discussion board. You can have it with or without the files)
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FWIW, I have done several trades with DM90 over on OTC, and it has always been an excellent experience.
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