..... > Written on the Body: Biometrics and Identity 1 Irma van der Ploeg Erasmus UniversityofRotterdam, The Netherlands Email: Y.H.vanderPloeg@fivb,eut:nl and/or L vdPloeg@gw,unimaas, nl } n may 1996, the Department of Public Aid of Illinois launched a project called I-SCAN. After buying software and equipment from a company named EyeDentify, the department invited all eligible welfare clients for interviews, at the end of which they were asked to look into an eyepiece, and to focus on a lighted target. A camera scanning the retina registered the highly individual pattern of blood vessels, and the image thus obtained was stored in the central computer system. The clients were told that compliance was conditional for receiving further benefits, and people who refused or did not show up for the interview were disqualified, or subjected to other forms of administrative sanctions. 2 In december 1997, a New Jersey conapany demonstrated a new client identification system for ATM's (automatic teller machines) to an audience at the Banking Administration Institute's Conference in New Orleans. Instead of checking and matching pin numbers or passwords, the ATM would be equiped with a stereo camera. On introduction of an ATM card, this camera would be able
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Written on the body: biometrics and identity
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