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This is why I use Linux, the fingerprint device wouldn't be supported so this wouldn't be an issue /s
Mmm yes security by non-functionality. A pillar of the modern cybersecurity framework.
Can't hack a brick 🤷
But you can use a brick to hack windows.
When you could have said crack, but instead said hack.
yes indeed, the good ol' broken windows fallacy!
Something something Soviet Russia..
And this is why I am typing this on a 1921 Royal No. 10 typewriter.
Found Tom Hanks's Lemmy account.
Works for my webcam. Tbh I'd like someone to hack it, would mean they would've written drivers for it
It is called zero trust, killing functionalities is zscaler core business
The fun thing about Linux is your realize physical control is ownership. You can just throw a Bootable Linux image with some utilities and remove the password from a Windows account in a second. If you really need to keep something safe, it has to be encrypted.
That used to be true, but no longer works
Regardless, you can just read what's on the disk anyway, so you don't need to be able to log in.
Unless bitlocker is enabled by default, which is becoming more and more common unfortunately...
Unfortunately? How is encryption by default a bad thing? It's amazingly good at protecting data from people who wouldn't even know what encryption is.
The number of lost laptops in coffee shops protected by BitLocker is insane.
The one on my Thinkpad works just fine :)
I got a T80s and the sensor doesn't work. It's an 8th gen Intel machine, that's like four or five generations behind.
I've got a T440p and I just set it up through the menu in the KDE settings, it worked right out of the box.
Mine's not in libfprint, libfprint-tod, or libfprint-goodix. Running GNOME because I heard fprintd was easier to implement instead of KDE, which is usually my pref DE.
Nah I use fprint on my arch laptop so there is fingerprint login technology. Hopefully that doesn't have security vulnerabilities.
It has vulnerabilities for sure. But they haven’t been found because no one cares about hacking you or the 1 other person on earth that use Arch and fingerprint security.
Security by obscurity lol
Correct answer.
Using any form of biometric 'login' under the US's "justice" system is supremely ill-advised.
That's funny, on my XPS Windows crashed when I tried adding a fingerprint. Works flawlessly under Arch.
I did not expect that 😅
One of the major reasons I gave up on trying to run Linux on my laptop was lack of fingerprint reader support.
That would be a plus for me, actually. I never liked fingerprint authentication.
So YES, from someone who was asked to do fingerprint authentication in a sensitive environment (and had to refuse, even to the salespeople pested me)
You can choose not to use it even if Linux supports it.
Yup. I know that.
Then I really don't see how it's a plus. Smaller kernel size? lol
The plus is that I don't even need to think about it.
My phone tries to trick me to enable fingerprint authentication every few months. My laptop? Perfection.
How is not having support for something a plus for you? I swear to god, some Linux users are so stuck up.
Where to start....
My dumb TV doesn't support smart features. A plus.
My coffee maker doesn't support wifi. A plus.
My games don't support in-app purchases. A plus.
My windows 10 laptop (did you read that?! Whaaat, I'm not a Linux user???!!!) doesn't support Windows 11. Major plus.
My MacBook's OS version (no way!!!) doesn't support unnecessary FaceTime features. A plus.
What TV did you get that doesn’t have smart features?
I looked, but all the ones I could find were 1080p, no HDR, and either tiny or made for commercial/industrial installation.
I got a Sceptre one a few years ago. Okay quality, terrible speakers (though an external soundbar takes care of that.)
"what, you dont want to use the new door lock made from soggy white bread? You deadbolt losers are so stuck up"
fingerprint login is not secure. period. Being stuck in using a password login is a plus