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Foolproof fingerprints

The current issue of New Scientist has an informative article on the latest developments in using product fingerprint technology to detect fakes.  Of course, long-time readers of Counterfeit Chic know that the fingerprint metaphor in anti-counterfeiting tech has a more literal prototype: Madeline Vionnet's inked thumbprint pressed into her clothing label!

Vionnet fingerprint label

Posted by Susan Scafidi on April 30, 2007 12:01 AM | Permalink

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