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This gets dangerously close to Minority Report [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minority_Report_(film) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minority_Report_(film) ] type

This gets dangerously close to Minority Report [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minority_Report_(film) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minority_Report_(film) ] type scenario where political dissidents or a minority group, can be denied all services by a corrupt official. Fingerprint scanners can be defeated by a determined person. Retinal scanners will probably be defeated in the next 5-10 years. The government will claim "The retinal scanner authentication database is never wrong" until they are proven wrong.

ktizo 14y ago
Retinal scanners will probably be defeated in the next 5-10 years. I thought about this and wondered if you could make a hologram of the inverse of your retina, combined with the retina you want to have, on a contact lens.
- neurotech1 14y ago
  That is what I was thinking. A contact lens with the right reflective hologram to look like a retina. Most retina scanners don't have insanely high resolution (usually less than 1 Megapixel)
refurb 14y ago
I'm not going to be an alarmist and say "ID cards lead to totalitarian states". However, it's interesting how a number of totalitarian states have used information about their citizens to control them. After the North Vietnamese took over South Vietnam, everyone (and I mean EVERYONE) had to fill out forms that described the various roles they and their families had over their lifetime. Kids would fill out these forms at schools. Did your father work for the Americans? Well great, he can no longer get a job and his kids can no longer go to college (yes, I'm simplifying what actually happened). You didn't have to torture, throw in prison or exile the majority of your political opponents, you simply denied the means the carry out everyday tasks (sending kids to school, finding a job, getting enough food to eat, etc). It's really ingenious if you think about it. Someone who fights everyday to get the basic necessities of life usually doesn't have much time to oppose you politically.

ktizo 14y ago

Retinal scanners will probably be defeated in the next 5-10 years. I thought about this and wondered if you could make a hologram of the inverse of your retina, combined with the retina you want to have, on a contact lens.

neurotech1 14y ago
That is what I was thinking. A contact lens with the right reflective hologram to look like a retina. Most retina scanners don't have insanely high resolution (usually less than 1 Megapixel)

refurb 14y ago

I'm not going to be an alarmist and say "ID cards lead to totalitarian states". However, it's interesting how a number of totalitarian states have used information about their citizens to control them. After the North Vietnamese took over South Vietnam, everyone (and I mean EVERYONE) had to fill out forms that described the various roles they and their families had over their lifetime. Kids would fill out these forms at schools. Did your father work for the Americans? Well great, he can no longer get a job and his kids can no longer go to college (yes, I'm simplifying what actually happened). You didn't have to torture, throw in prison or exile the majority of your political opponents, you simply denied the means the carry out everyday tasks (sending kids to school, finding a job, getting enough food to eat, etc). It's really ingenious if you think about it. Someone who fights everyday to get the basic necessities of life usually doesn't have much time to oppose you politically.