Tuesday, October 25, 2005

Biometric ID - are they counting on your fingers? / The Register, 24 Oct 2005

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/10/24/bio_test_accuracy_letters/
"Three ID card-related stories in the past week drew attention to the issues of accuracy and security in biometrics. Slightly unexpectedly, Jerry Fishenden added Microsoft to the ranks of those critical of the UK ID card scheme, worrying that it could actually increase ID fraud. Jerry, whose full article can be read here, is concerned that the existence of a centralised biometric database could have a honeypot effect, while the widespread use of biometrics could spawn 'new hi-tech ways of perpetrating massive identity fraud'."