Some laptops, for instance from Dell, and some PDAs, and some flash drives (such as SanDisk Profile) have a built in fingerprint recognition for security. Can this be hacked? Could a motivated civilian computer geek do it? or would it take heavy-duty resources like FBI or NSA to do so? I keep mildly sensitive files on my flash drive and want to keep these safe if I lose the flash drive. I am computer-challenged and know zilch about security. Any thoughts?

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Anyone can think of creative ways to avoid "buddy punching" – the act of an employee clocking in for someone else- without resorting to biometric solutions (i.e. fingprint reader) or webcam (taking a picture while clocking in)?

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