Gang Chops off Man's Finger, Defeats Fingerprint Security Lock to Steal Car

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A gang in Malaysia chopped off a man's finger in order to steal his Mercedes S-Class, which had been equipped with a fingerprint recognition security system, an Australian news service is reporting. Back in the mid-1990s, we read an article in "Wired" that warned of this kind of thing happening in the future. The future is here, all dystopian an' shit.

Car theft gang steals man's finger [News.com.au via Transport Trends]

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