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National Biometric IDs

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the papers-please dept.

Jester998 writes "I just came across this article about how two U.S. congressmen want biometric identification. They're trying to avoid the controversial 'national ID' issue by creating what would be new drivers licenses with biometric information embedded. What does the Slashdot community think about having your retinal pattern embedded on a smart card?"

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  1. My ISP uses biometrics at 3 security points. by Anonymous+Crowhead · · Score: 3, Interesting


    The do a scan of your hand and match it to info embedded in your passcard. You have to do this at 3 of the 7 security check points to access your servers.

  2. $315 Million? by jweb · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Setting aside the privacy issues for a moment, how do these guys figure that $315 million will be enough money to create this system?

    After all, with the current US population somewhere in the neighborhood of 270+ million (I'm too lazy to look up a more accurate estimate) they think they can create and implement this system for just over $1 per citizen?

    Seems a little conservative to me.

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