Tag: Biometrics
On being an internet detective and deceptive SEO
February 12th, 2010, 1 Comment
Mary sent me a blog post a few days ago entitled “Biometrics the Greatest Way to Identify Individuals and Create Better Security for your Company” She said something about it wasn’t quite right. The title was innocuous enough. The article is a little strange, and seems written by someone who is not [...]
Biometrics used for evidence
December 19th, 2009, No Comments
Cory Doctrow is one of my favorite authors. His book Little Brother is wonderfully subversive. In a recent post, he refers to a story about an LAPD officer who followed a potential suspect in order to gather DNA to help with a conviction. This is standard CSI kind of stuff – a few years ago [...]
Big Brother is Watching You
November 25th, 2009, No Comments
Invariably, whenever people talk about biometrics, the spectre of Big Brother is brought up. 1984, by George Orwell is one of my top five favorite books, so I am sensitive to this criticism. I think the book is a wonderful cautionary tale, and I read it almost every year. In fact, I recently had this [...]
