29 July 2006
Future Fingerprint Reader
Recently Epson and Seiko developed an ultrathin fingerprint reader.
It appears they want to market it for use in credit cards originally. This could be very useful if to use a card the person must have the correct fingerprint. It could eliminate stolen credit cards being used in shops. Online is still another issue.
Also it could be possible to incorporate the reader in a cell phone to make the phone unusable without the correct fingerprint.
These seem to be very good security measures for the future, unfortunately we will have to wait for 2010 before it becomes commercially available.
It appears they want to market it for use in credit cards originally. This could be very useful if to use a card the person must have the correct fingerprint. It could eliminate stolen credit cards being used in shops. Online is still another issue.
Also it could be possible to incorporate the reader in a cell phone to make the phone unusable without the correct fingerprint.
These seem to be very good security measures for the future, unfortunately we will have to wait for 2010 before it becomes commercially available.
Labels: security
