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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
A fingerprint-scanner is a limited-accessibility filter. Even if it works for all 10 fingers (which means a creative person could have a group of friends all have access to the same ebooks), it's got problems...
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For everything you list, they are probably much less common than people who just plain can't remember passwords. At any rate, a single backup method could solve the physical problems you mention, like a code stored on a card or other device that can be input if physical fingers can't be used. Point is, it doesn't negate the usefulness and higher security of fingerprint scanners.
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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
And it hasn't been established how these fingerprints are tied to the purchase: does the seller keep a database of fingerprints?
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No. The fingerprint data is combined with the file to create on-the-spot a hybrid data/encryption file that is sent directly to your device. The seller does not need to have a copy, nor would they be required to keep one... in fact, most likely they'd be forbidden by law to keep it. And why bother? It would mean storing an individual copy of every transacted product, instead of just the one original. Tons of extra storage... no business needs that. They already have your transaction data, they don't need to store more than that.
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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
The answer to the piracy and payment problems isn't going to be "more expensive hardware, which everyone will be required to use to get access to content."
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So what is the answer?