Reading fingerprints on the sly

["Richard M. Smith" <rms () computerbytesman com>]

Tech wonders on homeland security horizon 
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070921/tc_nm/homeland_technology_dc_2

Airport screening is another area that could be transformed within 10 years,
using scanning wizardry to pinpoint a suspected security threat through
biometrics -- based on one or more physical or behavioral traits. 

"We can read fingerprints from about five meters .... all 10 prints," said
Bruce Walker, vice president of homeland security for Northrop Grumman Corp
(NOC.N). "We can also do an iris scan at the same distance." 

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