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Biometric Systems Quality Questioned

Experts are divided over the quality of biometric systems, saying it would be difficult to ensure large numbers of people use such systems and that they are unproven in large scale use.

Tests using iris scanning have produced mixed results. One manufacturer claimed a 0.5 per cent failure rate, but independent tests by the US government's Department of Defense found false positives rose to 6 per cent.

2003-05-17 11:20:22
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