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Thursday, March 26, 2009
Biometrics in Epassports
ePassports are tiny chips that are hard to copy because it has biometric information in it that measures a persons physical characteristics and behavioral characteristics. The ePassport takes points on someones' face for facial recognition. Denis Chagnon of the ICAO or the International Civil Aviation Organization helped create this. So far 70 countries are using the ePassport and the system will only get better as time goes on and more countries begin to use the ePassport. Although this process is not one hundred percent perfect it still works well and will prevent identity theft when it comes to passports.
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Cool but I feel Bad for those People who make fake passports to make money hopefully they find a new way or a new job. AYYY did you know that The inclusion of the digital photograph enables biometric comparison, through the use of facial recognition technology, at international borders. Pretty crazy.
http://travel.state.gov/passport/eppt/eppt_2498.html
This is a huge jump on personal security and protestion from identity theft. They fact that they can actually use a facial recognition rather than looking at an old picture and a name is huge. Did you know that this also takes into account things as in depth as your bone structure.
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Interesting post. The use of more complex technologies to protect identities will definitely help fight identity theft.
Here are some basic facts about epassports.
http://www.dhs.gov/xtrvlsec/crossingborders/gc_1161636133959.shtm
This is very safe and did you know it's the United Nations group that is in charge of developing international aviation standards like the language pilots who have to use when speaking to the control tower.
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This seems like a good idea, because the passport can show identification easily and quickly. The only problem is that there have been reports that the ePassports are easily being hacked within minutes.
http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/07/more-e-passports-hacked-within-minutes-security-questions-aboun/
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