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As great programmes such as CSI will show us, science plays a central role in catching a killer or criminal in the 21st century
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by Galen · Published October 13, 2008 · Last modified July 16, 2021
As great programmes such as CSI will show us, science plays a central role in catching a killer or criminal in the 21st century
The Eikon fingerprint reader is a portable USB device that has been primarily developed for remote employees to gain access to corporate resources and networks with a swipe of their finger. According to a press release, this more convenient way of logging into corporate networks has resulted in increased productivity and has reduced the risk of major data breaches. To put it simply, the fingerprint reader allows users to effortlessly swipe their finger across a device (instead of typing in usernames and passwords) to log into Windows, access password-protected websites, encrypt and decrypt files, switch users, and launch favorite applications
Finger scanning technologies are likely to become an integral part of everyday lives just as keys, bank cards and passwords are today
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