FANS of James Bond know that biometric systems can be fooled to gain access to secure areas: now a US National Research Council report commissioned by the CIA, DARPA and the Department of Homeland Security confirms it.
Never mind using severed fingers or “retinal transplants” to dupe security systems. The natural changes that occur due to age and health – and the fact that prints from the same finger can differ because of dirt or moisture – mean that anyone can unwittingly fool the technology, leaving such systems “inherently fallible”, according to the report.
It recommends that system designers wishing to improve…
