German hackers threaten Merkel's digits
1 Apr 2008 | 07:20 BST
Some day my prints will come
A GROUP of German hackers has threatened to publish Chancellor Angela Merkel's fingerprints.
The move is part of a campaign against the German government's plan to stick biometric data in new passports.
The Chaos Computer Club (CCC) has already published Interior Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble's fingerprints in its magazine.
Those prints were taken from a water glass he used at a public debate and the plan is to use similar samples from other public figures, including Merkel, who support the increased use of biometric data.
Apparently lots of people are coming forward with specimens of famous figure's grubby paw prints.
The CCC says fingerprints are a poor choice for identification documents because they are easy to collect, and reproduce.
L'Inq
AFP
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