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Vein Patterns to Verify Identity
JonN writes "Fujitsu Ltd. will start selling a biometric security device next month that relies on vein patterns in the hand to verify a user's identity, it said today. The palm-vein detector contains a camera that takes a picture of the palm of a user's hand. The image is then matched against a database as a means of verification. The camera works in the near-infrared range so veins present under the skin are visible, and a proprietary algorithm is used to help confirm identity. The system takes into account identifying features such as the number of veins, their position and the points at which they cross."
That'll be $25.00 please.
John
Yeah, but can it tell my fortune?
"Please insert hand for vein identification"
"Hand invalid. Third attempt failed. Hand retained."
My hairy palms, you insensitive clod.
This could get amusing. "Honey, can you swipe your arm for these groceries? My arm credit limit is a bit low this month." When you get robbed in back alleys, the drugged up crims rip off your arm and take it to the ATM to pull out all your money. I'm sure the "cost an arm and a leg" jokes are coming.
...hot chicks telling me they have to hear me say "passport".
Biometrics are still so far from reliable. Hopefully this whole effort will not be in vain.
If someone held me under duress I would give up my password, hold my hand against a scanner or do some other biometric thing. So the only way to combat this is to arm yourself, companies should hand out standard issue firearms at the end of every successfull job interview with the pass card. All you need is the right to bear arms, which potentially makes the USA the most company safe country in the world. The postal service has a great deal of experience with armed employees, they could consult, screw all this biometric stuff.
Task Mangler
who have cybernetic hands, because ours were severed in a climactic showdown with our evil fathers, you insensitive clod!
I can beat you all day and you'll never tell me the password.
I don't know about that... Would you be wearing latex?
Guard: Excuse me sir, we aren't getting a valid reading. You're going to have to do something to increase the blood flow. Me: (pulling out the Playboy) Ok, just a sec... Zzzziiippp! Guard: Sir, what are you doing? Me: Increasing the blood flow like you asked. Guard: To your hand sir. To your hand. Me: It works both ways. Guard: Sir, please don't. Guard: SIR Me: Just a sec, I'm almost done. Guard: SIR, please don't do that here.. Guard: (to other guard) Just open the door, I'm not cleaning the scanner.
I smurf everything and everything I smurf is perfect.
That's a good point. My only question is, how did this ever come up, not just once, but with "quite a few" people?
Possible jobs you hold, in my fertile imagination, include "tattoo artist," "vampire," and "plastic surgeon." Or some combination thereof.
"Fundamentalism" isn't about divine morality. It's about human authority.
I use a 4 part authentication system, much like yours:
Something that's unsaid (keycard), something of the head (password), something of the body (biometrics), and chocolate.
I feel that my system possess all the strengths of yours, while having the added security of being immune to the so-called "Theobroma cacao attack".
The road to hell is paved with good intentions.