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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