Bank accounts should be kept safe from online hackers with the development of a new internet ID card that scans a user's fingerprint before allowing them to make a transaction. The card, from Siemens, is the size of an ATM card and incorporates a fingerprint scanner and six optical sensors. Users will initially scan several fingers over the card so their prints will be stored for later identification. It does not need extra software or hardware, so is safe from attacks and can be used on any PC. To make a transaction, the card will scan the user's finger. The bank's website then sends a flicker code, which the ID card sensors register and decrypt.
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