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Re: [seul-edu] CueCats

To: seul-edu@seul.org
Subject: Re: [seul-edu] CueCats
From: Jim Thomas <jthomas@bittware.com>
Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 15:46:23 -0400
Delivery-Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 15:53:15 -0400
Organization: Bittware, Inc
References: <Pine.LNX.4.30.0105101350240.21099-100000@beacon.beaconschool.org> <3AFAE8EA.39ACF6AB@bittware.com> <3AFAEFCE.A6B27089@linuxforkids.com>
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Chris Ellec wrote:
> 
> Jim Thomas wrote:
> >
> >
> > It's very difficult to imagine how they could detect that you've pressed
> > their devices into an alternate use, and it would indeed be very sweet
> > for user authentication.
> >
> 
> Each CueCat has a unique serial number, which is sent back to the
> manufacturer along with what you scanned when you use their software.

Yeah, but if you're not using THEIR software...
What I'm trying to say is that it would be easy to use their scanner
with alternate software (foocat et al) for alternate purposes, and they
would have no way of detecting this.

Not that I'm recommending anyone do that...

-- 
Jim Thomas                            E-mail:     jthomas@bittware.com  
Senior Applications Engineer          Web:     http://www.bittware.com
Bittware, Inc                         Tel:              (703) 779-7770
Reality continues to ruin my life. - Calvin

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- Re: [seul-edu] CueCats
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