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Cry To Beat Iris Scanners

Posted by timothy on from the being-maudlin-has-its-privileges dept.

Ant writes "The Register has an article on how crying beats iris scanners. An MP who volunteered to take part in the UK ID card trials says the iris scanner used is uncomfortable and made his eyes water... The water in his eyes actually stopped the scanner from working, and it seems long eyelashes and hard contact lenses could fox it too... So we're going to have a system that is derailed by a few tears and fluttering eyelashes?"

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  1. Re:Tech meet Typical by KingOfBLASH · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I really hope we never get to that point in our society. Do you vote democrat? Let's get Kerry in office and make sure our leaders respect the constitution. Also, email the president, and the vice president to let them know where you stand on the issue. Politicians follow votes, and although I think Bush's religious leanings may make it unlikely he'll listen to democrats about a lot of things, I think enough polite emails could help temper him.