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Dept. of Homeland Security To Test Iris Scanners

Posted by Soulskill on from the eye-for-an-eye dept.

SonicSpike writes "The Homeland Security Department plans to test futuristic iris scan technology that stores digital images of people's eyes in a database and is considered a quicker alternative to fingerprints. The department will run a two-week test in October of commercially sold iris scanners at a Border Patrol station in McAllen, Texas, where they will be used on illegal immigrants, said Arun Vemury, program manager at the department's Science and Technology branch. 'The test will help us determine how viable this is for potential (department) use in the future,' Vemury said."

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  1. !better by mark72005 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Brought to you by all those people who thought this administration would be better than the last.

    1. Re:!better by shoehornjob · · Score: 3, Funny

      Brought to you by all those people who thought this administration would be better than the last.

      LMAO. Also brought to you by the folks at Diebold, makers of the hackable electronic voting device. Now taking bets on how long it will take to hack into our iris scanners.

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  2. Re:!worse by shermo · · Score: 5, Funny

    http://4gifs.com/gallery/d/146816-2/Al-Qaeda_USA_Iraq.gif

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  3. Re:!worse by mweather · · Score: 2, Funny

    The Taliban? You mean the guys who offered to turn over Bin Laden to face trial in Pakistan, but we refused? You remember Bin Laden. He's the guy we put Pakistan in charge of finding. Makes perfect sense.