Gelatin vs. Biometrics

Those not satisfied with the current methods for bypassing fingerprint scanners rejoice! Marie Sandström, a student from Linköping University in Sweden has discovered that artificial fingerprints in gelatin also fool the pesky devices. She tested nine different devices and managed to fool all nine. Then she did more extensive tests on three other systems and fooled them all as well, but "with varying results." Whatever. It's enough that they werefooled. Remind us again why governments the world over are rushing to this technology if Jello can kick its ass?