On Nov 16, 2005, at 3:09 PM, Judy Perry wrote:
Funny, we just talked about biometric stuff in class a couple of weeks
back.
Of course, one problem with things like thumb/face scans is that
they can
be cut off your body (happened to a guy whose MB got carjacked and
which
used biometrics for access).
As for your face, well, there's a doctor somewhere in Europe I
think who
will shortly (within a few years) attempt a facial transplant.
Already
done it with rats and the like. I kid you not.
Under the heading of "I kid you not:" I once read on a web site
discussing biometric identification the following words (roughly).
Of course, you may be thinking, "What happens if someone cuts
out my eye?"
The answer to that is simple: our biometric devices are
designed to detect
the pulse in the blood vessels as it scans them. If there is no
pulse, the
scan will fail even if the pattern matches.
It makes sense after you get past the ewww part.
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