Thoraiya DyerIntrusive Biometric IDs: A Real Cause for Concern?
November 28th 2006 07:52
filed under FREEWARE FUTURE
D'Agnese and Garelik, in Discovery October 2000 issue, gave insight on the possible effects of biometric IDs. According to them,
"In the year 2020, you'll identify yourself, gain access to homes and businesses, and board aircraft after a laser has measured the shape of your irises.
But the price will be loss of privacy. A record of your transactions, your daily comings and goings, will be just a keyboard tap away from others."
My only concern would be if the system glitches and fails to recognize me. Why? Heck, when everyone gets access to most public facilities and places via biometrics, everyone can just play the part of the CIA agent.
What's not to like about biometrics, sans-glitch? Your Pinto will be protected from carjackers, your house will alert you when it detects burglars. You can skip the logbook when entering a public building too.
If I want to go around undetected, however, I might resort to wearing invisibility cloaks and smart camouflaging shirts when they finally get commercialized.
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DISCOVERY October 2000
D'Agnese and Garelik, in Discovery October 2000 issue, gave insight on the possible effects of biometric IDs. According to them,
"In the year 2020, you'll identify yourself, gain access to homes and businesses, and board aircraft after a laser has measured the shape of your irises.
But the price will be loss of privacy. A record of your transactions, your daily comings and goings, will be just a keyboard tap away from others."
My only concern would be if the system glitches and fails to recognize me. Why? Heck, when everyone gets access to most public facilities and places via biometrics, everyone can just play the part of the CIA agent.
What's not to like about biometrics, sans-glitch? Your Pinto will be protected from carjackers, your house will alert you when it detects burglars. You can skip the logbook when entering a public building too.
If I want to go around undetected, however, I might resort to wearing invisibility cloaks and smart camouflaging shirts when they finally get commercialized.
Up next:
Invisibility Cloak: A Futuristic Way to Protect Our Privacy?
via:
DISCOVERY October 2000
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