Cry To Beat Iris Scanners 373
Ant writes "The Register has an article on how crying beats iris scanners. An MP who volunteered to take part in the UK ID card trials says the iris scanner used is uncomfortable and made his eyes water... The water in his eyes actually stopped the scanner from working, and it seems long eyelashes and hard contact lenses could fox it too... So we're going to have a system that is derailed by a few tears and fluttering eyelashes?"
Iris Recognition - Counterfeit and Countermeasures (Score:1, Informative)
Re:What's the big deal... (Score:2, Informative)
If only you were right. The poll tax was unpopular in Scotland and still got implemented.
Also, Blunkett completely ignored the public feedback on ID cards, where something like 80% of respondents were opposed, complaining that that was because of an orchestrated campaign (like people are sheep or something).
What if all parties suppport the introduction? (Score:3, Informative)
We're lucky in that there is one party who are definitely against ID cards, the Liberal Democrats, but realistically, they don't matter. The UK has an election system which favours the largest minority (35%-40% is enough), handing them a disproportionate majority in parliament (around 60%).
P.S. For UK residents, the BBC has a campaign page for those who are against ID cards:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/ican/G114
Iris scan works flawless (Score:5, Informative)
New Advances In Iris Scanning Technology (Score:2, Informative)
Re:Tech meet Typical (Score:3, Informative)
Crying doesn't BEAT it, it makes it fail (Score:3, Informative)
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