Identity Crisis (rebroadcast)
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Biometrics - A Biometric Trait That Gives You Away
Biometrics were used to ensure democratic results in a recent african election. The demands of modern living require a cheap and reliable means of cation that can be scaled up for widespread use. Scientists have come up with a few traits, including one that might give you away at a distance. There is the thought that there are people you can recognize because they have a very distinct pattern in how they walk.
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