Sunday, September 11, 2005

ID revolution - prepare to meet the new you / New Scientist, No. 3516, 10 Sep 2005

Celeste Biever
"Soon biometrics will transform what it takes to prove who you are.
In a two-part special report starting this week, New Scientist investigates this trend and how it will change society. Will your digital identity become the pass key to a future without fraud, providing instant access to services, and improved security? Or will it lead to an Orwellian nightmare of permanent surveillance, curtailed civil liberties and an underclass of identity have-nots? "