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Biometrics will always be problematic
There will always be exceptions to foil biometrics, simply because humans and the human condition are so varied. Fingerprints? What to do with amputees that have no fingers? Retinal scans? Won't work if you're blind. DNA? Well, yes, that has promise, but (a) DNA data is very complex and poses problems being encoded in a document, and (b) DNA matching isn't totally foolproof, but identifies just to a high degree of probability.

It would be nice if it were otherwise, but any system of human identification will always face exceptions and limitations that will fail to accurately identify everyone.
Posted by: A.Typical Zork   Posted on: 02/09/07 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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Biometrics will always be problematic  A.Typical Zork | 02/09/07
Indeed....  shawkins | 02/09/07
So blind people don't have retinas? LOL  TasteeWheat | 02/12/07
TRIED AND HUNG  BALTHOR | 02/12/07
Smart Cards aren't.  Dr. John | 02/12/07
When did Americans lose their desire for privacy?  retrosteve | 02/13/07
Re:When did Americans lose their desire for privacy?  alflanagan | 02/13/07
oops  alflanagan | 02/13/07

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