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    I have one of those dongle things for encrypting files...got it free too
    Took about 3 months from america...apparently they are quite cool...i never got round to using mine.
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    Quote Originally Posted by rajagra
    And the bottom line is that the only way to reduce false positive readings is to set the security level so high that you get a huge number of false negative readings - i.e. you'll need to read your print many times for it to be accepted.
    I was basing that on a report I read recently that showed fingerprint recognition to have unacceptable false match rates, even in a best case scenario. Will try to find that.
    But NEC claims to deliver excellent results.
    If only my iPaq 5550's fingerprint recognition was that good, LOL.

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    never had a good expierience with finger print readers. i would advise not to get one.

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