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Give us your biometric data to get your lunch in 5 seconds, UK schools tell children

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Re: Nutshell

" it didn't store the actual fingerprint, just encrypted info derived from it."

Doesn't matter, guess what that identifier identifies?

That encrypted identifier, is the fingerprint, the point is what ever form the "physical identity" is turned into,it is a personal identification, tied physically to your child.

And the "system" also must be storing the access keys.

once key and identity are stolen, game over, unless you want to chop your kids fingers off.

Facial is even worse, as so many images of people have been shared freely over the net easily combined with other cross referenced data, basically uncontrolled from being inserted into recognition systems, pandora's box is already open. it's a brave new world out there, good luck avoiding authoritarian rulers, I'm nearly out of here anyway so not my problem soon, it's my kids futures I fear!

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