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German hackers publish minister’s fingerprints

Monday, March 31, 2008

The Chaos Computer Club published the fingerprint of German Secretary of the Interior Wolfgang Schäuble. The organization has been active in opposition to Germany’s increasing push to use biometrics in e-passports.

Schäuble’s fingerprints were captured from a glass he drank from at a panel discussion. The club published 4,000 copies of their magazine Die Datenschleuder including a plastic foil reproducing the minister’s fingerprint — ready to glue to someone else’s finger. The club also has a page on their site detailing how to make fake fingerprint. The article says a ministry spokesman alluded to possible legal action against the club.

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