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Apr 4 2008   1:51PM GMT

Overheard: Finger vein ID



Posted by: Margaret Rouse
finger scans, biometric verification, biometrics
finger-vein.gif Both finger prints and iris patterns can be more prone to copying by a third person. But finger veins are not directly visible to a third person, which makes them more suitable for security use.

Hitachi spokesman Atsushi Konno, as quoted in Vein recognition touted for ID systems

I wonder if the finger has to be attached to a live person for this technology to work? That makes it even MORE suitable.

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ArtBahrs  |   Apr 4 2008   5:10PM GMT

Interesting concept… how will the chaning of vein patterns be handled?
Change in Lean Body Mass (either up or down) causes blood vessel change…


 

MargaretRouse  |   Apr 15 2008   5:24PM GMT

Good question. I couldn’t find an answer. I did read that the finger has to be attached to a live person — and the idea came about because thieves were figuring out how to get around basic finger scans. There’s the old Mission Impossible “create a fake fingerprint” scheme, but even worse — there were crime rings that were actually chopping off people’s fingers.