ATM Iris Recognition Coming Soon

Anonymous Cow writes "In Australia, iris technology is already being used by Qantas Airlines, Sydney Airport, foreign embassies, some banks and TAFE colleges, the Australian Protective Services, the Defence Department and the Police Integrity Commission. It is predicted that within five years every ATM in Australia will have iris recognition technology."

Comments

Demolition Man

[altek]

Oh great, now when someone wants to rob me they dont just stick a pistol in my back they rip my eye out like Wesley Snipes did.

Excuse me sir, can EYE talk to you???

Re:What if i do

[Organic_Info]

If I use my card and get my pin number wrong three times the ATM shreds my card.

If my eyes are wrong will the ATM shred my eyes with a laser. What if some one steals my eyes in a "Demolition Man - Simon Phoenix" stylee and robs my bank account. That could make for a messy robbery.

I tired and talking crap...nuff said.
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Re:One question

[joebagodonuts]

BUZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!

That's 2 quesions.

Sorry. couldn't resist

Re:Major problem

[Schwartzboy]

My concern exactly. Also, what about black eyes, pinkeye, or some sort of serious facial injury or issues with contact lenses possibly inhibiting a correct scan or one of about a billion other variables? I'm not familiar enough with the tech involved to comment intelligently on the things that could mess up an otherwise good iris, but someone with two glass eyes would certainly throw things off for any system I can imagine. Possibly a blood/DNA scan for those people who don't have "valid" irises to scan? Is anyone else thinking that TV commercial with the password/blood sample/hair sample security system on all the office PCs where the entire staff was bald? I have seen the future, and it makes me queasy.

Re:Why is this bad?

[egoff]

I've been doing that for awhile, I've signed with Queen Victoria, Napoleon Bonaparte, Margret Thatcher, and Elvis Presley. In over two years, only one cashier has ever noticed. He stopped me on the way out the door and said "Napoleon Bonaparte?"

I said "yeah, its a nickname," and the man actually believed me.

And accepted the payment.

I'd hate to see what happens

[IWantMoreSpamPlease]

I once inserted my ATM card and just after, the machine experienced a malfunction and kept my card (apparently for security reasons)... ...I'd hate to see when happens if the ATM malfunctioned as you were putting your eye to the device...

Re:That will be cool.

[Prizm]

No doubt about it. I'd be a bit weary of sticking my eye up to some grungy, downtown ATM and "hoping for the best." I can already see the future of pranks, like catapulting acid into my retina. Ouch.

I'm in the money!

[grub]

All I have to to is aquire one of Bill Gates' eyeballs and I'll be able to quit my job!

Re:And I predict neck injuries

[mariox19]

I'm just thinking of the cashier at the supermarket checkout counter, rolling items over and over the scanner until the machine reads the UPC.

I predict neck injuries!

I'd give $20 dollars to...

[QwkHyenA]

The first person at the front of a long line of folks to walk up to the ATM, do the retina scan, then cup their eye and scream out in pain until the ambulance actually appears...

ROFLMAO

god knows, if that were to happen in our little town, no one would ever use that ATM again. FOREVER! Heck, folks here are just beginning to USE an ATM

It's all fun and games...

[FFFish]

...until somebody loses an eye!