A New Technology
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coming to automatic teller machines this summer could mean the end of those pesky personal identification numbers, or PINs. Instead of asking you for a PIN, the ATM will scan the iris of your eye (that’s the colored part) to identify you.
It may sound like science fiction, but these ATMs are alr ....
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.... If the two match, you can withdraw money.
You won’t have to look into a viewfinder, or even open your eyes wider than normal. The cameras work at a range up to 3 feet away, and only take two to four seconds to find, photograph and match your iris.
The security benefits are obvious: no two people, not even identical twins, have the same iris. While cards and PINs can be stolen, irises cannot. Van Naarden says iris-scanning is also being used overseas at teller windows, kiosks, vault ....
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