Finger-Scanning Technology Monitors School Employees
Casinos
in New Mexico use it. So do Kroger's grocery stores in Texas, financial
firms in New York, and even some airports. And now, so does at least
one major school district.
They all use biometrics, sophisticated sensor or optical technology that reads genetic material such as fingerprints, hands, irises, retinas, and even faces. That technology, which emerged from the federal "Star Wars" missile-defense program begun in the 1980s, is slowly gaining a foothold in employee- management and security systems nationwide. And it's become especially popular since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks last year, its proponents say.
More than 18,000 employees at San Francisco International Airport, for example, report to work by scanning their hands through biometric machine readers installed at more than 180 entrances. The Kroger Co., the nation's largest grocery chain, is pilot-testing fingerprint readers for customers...
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