Re: [PLUG] Offline apps for Chromebook

[Fred Stluka <fred@bristle.com>]

On 10/17/14 1:28 PM, Rich Freeman wrote:
> Honestly, it would be nice if Linux Distros enabled more of the
> features found on ChromeOS.  Some good primers can be found at:
> http://www.chromium.org/chromium-os/chromiumos-design-docs/security-overview
> http://www.chromium.org/developers/design-documents/tpm-usage

Interesting.  I especially liked this excerpt about fingerprint
scanners and facial recognition as ways to login:

> ... We expect these devices to be covered in our
> users' fingerprints, so a low-cost fingerprint scanner could actually
> increase the likelihood of compromise.
> ...
> We were able to break into one
> device that used facial recognition authentication software just by
> holding it up to the user's photo.
--Fred
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