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The Future of Identification Technology
By Mort Fertel
The future of identification technology
is long and rich, as is its history.
From the days of not knowing how to read
finger prints, we've come to retinal
scans, fingerprint identification and
even body scans. And as identification
technology continues to evolve, it will
become increasingly more sophisticated.
Today we traditionally use a laminated
ID card alone or in conjunction with
biometric technologies of all types,
depending on the situation and industry.
The increased use of ID cards with
biometric technologies is in direct
response to higher security concerns and
an atmosphere that greatly values
identity.
A huge part of the identification
technology of the future is RFID, or
radio frequency identification
technology. Using RFID technology, a
number of things are possible, including
full body scans—at home. For example,
say you and your family are going away
for the weekend and you've engaged your
neighbor to care for your animals, but
want to ensure only your neighbor can
enter.
Instead of a key, all you'd need to do
is program their body information into
your scanner and set it exclusively to
them. Upon scanning, your door would
open. While this sounds like science
fiction, it is a very real possibility
that, according to popular science, will
be available in the 2020's.
Or how about the already available
laptops that offer biometric security
technology? All you do is place your
thumb on the reader and your laptop is
unlocked or locked, allowing for maximum
security even if it's lost or left
somewhere.
Additionally, experts are predicting
that within the next ten years, the US
will see a national identification card
system. It's conceivable that such an ID
card would use various technologies
together, such as RFID, thumbprint
identification, and a rewritable
microchip that contains your history,
medical background, insurance
information and other statistics
combined into one license or national ID
card that would outdate even a license.
Thus, the future of ID technology is
rapidly expanding and growing at a
startling rate. Within the next ten to
twenty years, advances in biometric and
RFID technology may grow to the point
that even regular homes will have
technologies like body scanning and
much, much more.
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