The Year 2000 and Biometrics

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>>>>> "Donna" == Donna L Perine <fmbritchie@citynet.net> writes:

    Donna> We haven't even discussed
    Donna> advancements in technology such as *biometrics* ( a term
    Donna> which describes automated methods of establishing someone's
    Donna> identity) whereby many banks can now "identify" their
    Donna> customers by scanning the iris, or retina, of their eyes,
    Donna> finger imaging or fingerscanning. There are also
    Donna> quasi-behavior attributes which can be measured---how one
    Donna> speaks, or how one writes, are two in use.  Then there is
    Donna> facial recognition, in which the image of a person's face
    Donna> is stored digitally when the persons opens an account. At
    Donna> each transaction, a tiny camera feeds a live image of the
    Donna> person to a database which compares the image to the one
    Donna> stored and to the account number.

I was working on a secret government project in 1988 that gave me
exposure to a number of these devices.  I worked with proximity badge
readers, palm geometry scanners, retina scanners, etc.  That was
almost 10 years ago.  My client, Lucent, recently announced a
fingerprint scanner that can be made part of a laptop computer.  These
things are all slick, but I believe that the mark of the beast does
not need to be so complex.  I believe that the mark is already here;
it is just not mandatory yet.  "Ye shall neither buy nor sell lest ye
bear the matk."  This stage has not yet come upon us.

    Donna> As a banker, this new technology is exciting. As a
    Donna> Christian, it is just another sign that we are in the LAST
    Donna> days. I am anxiously waiting HIS return.

    Donna>  Sis Donna L. (don't know much about bell curves, and
    Donna> towers, but I do know banking) Perine
    Donna> fmbritchie@citynet.net

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