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  • From: Lynn Wigglesworth <lynnw1366 AT hotmail.com>
  • To: <homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Homestead] Palm scan ID -Privacy dissappearing
  • Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:58:14 -0400


Is this really much different than checking a drivers license or other
photo ID? Except that it's harder to falsify.

bob ford wrote:
> Already using in florida, carolina,elsewhere & and nationwide for gmat
> testing......bobford
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> Palm scans called next step for IDs
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> Already used by hospitals to stop fraud
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> "Japanese technology giant Fujitsu began developing palm-scanning
> techniques in the mid-'90s after researching several biometric techniques
> including iris and fingerprint scanning.
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> Palm scanners use near-infrared light to reveal the unique pattern of veins
> in a person's hand, which show up as a black pattern, each unique."
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> http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/oct/11/palm-scans-called-next-step-for-ids/
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