Overheard in the tech blogosphere » biometrics

Overheard talking about iris recognition

Margaret Rouse — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 20:16:42 +0000

“Iris recognition was found to have an error rate of 1 in a million, according to a January study by the National Institute of Standards and Technology.” – Julia Angwin

Today’s WhatIs.com Word of the Day is iris recognition, the identification of an individual based on the unique patterns within the ring-shaped region surrounding the pupil of the eye.

Video: Robot demonstrates face recognition

Margaret Rouse — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:52:12 +0000

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Kind of cool!

Overheard: Finger vein ID

Margaret Rouse — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 13:51:15 +0000

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.