I would prefer a barcode instead of finger scanning at least when it comes to work. We have to scan in/out of work with our finger no finger scan no pay, but I don't get it how does the scan machine know its me! Yes the finger print right but we can use any finger till it does and if it still doesn't verify we punch in our number then scan till it does work. Its crazy and happens all the time with everyone, I find rubbing my finger on my clothes before I scan works sometimes. Bring back the clock in cards they never failed.

Humans and citizens versus "scanable" targets and employees? Liberty versus state and corporate human tracking? The next revolution will be an interesting one! :hmmm:

I understand that they measure the space between each ridge on your print and they say that no two are alike I always thought that they measured just a certain finger I presume that you could have every finger scanned though.:hmmm:

The Japanese also have some device that can see the vesicular system of your hand and they claim that this is unique as well to each person.Then you also have the retina scanners.


They like using the bio metrics because then you can not just have your pal punch you in or out so it is a control thing that part is probably obvious.They can also keep track of where you go if they have a scanner at every major door.With the cock in cards anyone can use it not just the "owner".

Maybe they will start scanning your eyes to make sure that you are a human and not a replicant some day like Blade Runner.

An even more important question is what will happen when our machines truly become smarter than we are?You know the technological singularity.

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But, nitpicks at typos aside (as amusing as they are), Tarjak has a point in that any 'chip' system is open to abuse, and until that is fixed then I doubt it will be implemented.

At my wife's school they introduced a biometric system for ordering/obtaining lunches (so no cash, no bullying or theft of cash). There were some failings with it, one of the biggest was a set of twins who had identical portions of their fingerprints. Their fingerprints are different but the system only takes about four or five points on each print.