Comment 4 for bug 311732

Yes, actually. I am currently booted on 2.6.28-4 (to check this as requested), and lshal shows:

udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_483_2016_noserial'
  access_control.file = '/dev/bus/usb/001/003' (string)
  access_control.type = 'thinkfinger' (string)
  info.callouts.add = {'hal-acl-tool --add-device'} (string list)
  info.callouts.remove = {'hal-acl-tool --remove-device'} (string list)
  info.capabilities = {'access_control'} (string list)
  info.linux.driver = 'usb' (string)
  info.parent = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_1d6b_1_0000_00_1a_0' (string)
  info.product = 'Fingerprint Reader' (string)
  info.subsystem = 'usb_device' (string)
  info.udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_483_2016_noserial' (string)
  info.vendor = 'SGS Thomson Microelectronics' (string)
  linux.device_file = '/dev/bus/usb/001/003' (string)
  linux.hotplug_type = 2 (0x2) (int)
  linux.subsystem = 'usb' (string)
  linux.sysfs_path = '/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.0/usb1/1-2' (string)
  usb_device.bus_number = 1 (0x1) (int)
  usb_device.can_wake_up = true (bool)
  usb_device.configuration_value = 1 (0x1) (int)
  usb_device.device_class = 0 (0x0) (int)
  usb_device.device_protocol = 0 (0x0) (int)
  usb_device.device_revision_bcd = 1 (0x1) (int)
  usb_device.device_subclass = 0 (0x0) (int)
  usb_device.is_self_powered = false (bool)
  usb_device.linux.device_number = 3 (0x3) (int)
  usb_device.linux.sysfs_path = '/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.0/usb1/1-2' (string)
  usb_device.max_power = 100 (0x64) (int)
  usb_device.num_configurations = 1 (0x1) (int)
  usb_device.num_interfaces = 1 (0x1) (int)
  usb_device.num_ports = 0 (0x0) (int)
  usb_device.product = 'Fingerprint Reader' (string)
  usb_device.product_id = 8214 (0x2016) (int)
  usb_device.speed = 12.0 (12) (double)
  usb_device.vendor = 'SGS Thomson Microelectronics' (string)
  usb_device.vendor_id = 1155 (0x483) (int)
  usb_device.version = 1.0 (1) (double)

lsusb finds:

Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0483:2016 SGS Thomson Microelectronics Fingerprint Reader

I don't have input-utils installed, but can if it would help.