Lenovo's 'encrypted' fingerprint USB is just an unencrypted SD card in a case(reddit.com)
513 points by entryleveljobsc 22 hours ago | 167 comments
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HN Discussion:
  • ↑Lenovo's history of security failures (Superfish, rootkits) makes this unsurprising and reinforces distrust
  • ↑Baffled at how such a flawed design passed any security review, confirming the article's criticism
  • ↑Hardware encryption products in general shouldn't be trusted; use software crypto instead
  • ↑Technical speculation on why the implementation lacks encryption despite being easy to do properly
  • •Contextual information about the product's timeline, CN-only availability, and disclosure process