• stom@lemmy.world
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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

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      Mmm yes security by non-functionality. A pillar of the modern cybersecurity framework.

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      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.

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        remove the password from a Windows account

        That used to be true, but no longer works

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          Regardless, you can just read what’s on the disk anyway, so you don’t need to be able to log in.

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            Unless bitlocker is enabled by default, which is becoming more and more common unfortunately…

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              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.

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      Nah I use fprint on my arch laptop so there is fingerprint login technology. Hopefully that doesn’t have security vulnerabilities.

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        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.

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        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.

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          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.

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            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.

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      Correct answer.

      Using any form of biometric ‘login’ under the US’s “justice” system is supremely ill-advised.

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      That’s funny, on my XPS Windows crashed when I tried adding a fingerprint. Works flawlessly under Arch.

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      Today I was fucking around with this shit. I can’t even update my distro, otherwise ecryptfs will go adios, and fingerprinting will be broken.

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      One of the major reasons I gave up on trying to run Linux on my laptop was lack of fingerprint reader support.

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        That would be a plus for me, actually. I never liked fingerprint authentication.

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          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)

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          How is not having support for something a plus for you? I swear to god, some Linux users are so stuck up.

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            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.

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              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.

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                I got a Sceptre one a few years ago. Okay quality, terrible speakers (though an external soundbar takes care of that.)

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            “what, you dont want to use the new door lock made from soggy white bread? You deadbolt losers are so stuck up”

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                Sure, but that’s not the point of the conversation. The point is that some stranger is judging a whole community for the preference of one single person who may or may not belong to said community.

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      I have a Microsoft fingerprint reader that works fine on Linux lol