Handbag scanner - a weapon against snatch thieves

Its the newest thing in the UK, and it might as well become fashionable in Asia, where the discussion about snatch thieves is as hot as elsewhere in the world.

We are talking about a fingerprint scanner, invented by a 23 year old, that fits any handbag and stores pre-set fingerprints. It allows only the "registered owner" to open it - if the one trying to open it is not registered, the closes.

Basically a good idea, but then, snatch thieves might just use a knife to cut the bag open - so next would be a handbag with steel walls.