Fingerprint Scanners Computerized fingerprint scanners have played a major role of spy thrillers for decades, but until recently, they were a sheer rarity in the real world. In the past few years, fingerprint scanners have started to appear in many places - in police stations, high-security buildings and even on pc accessories. You can buy`a personal USBfingerprint scanner for less than, and just like that, your computer's guarded by high-tech biometrics. Instead of a …showed first 75 words of 1876 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1876 total…scanner security system. Some scanners have additional pulse and heat sensors to verify that the finger is alive, rather than a mould of a digit, but even these systems can be fooled by a gelatine print mould over a real finger. Fingerprint scanners and biometric systems are an excellent means of identification. In the future, they'll most likely become an integral part of most peoples' everyday life, just like keys, cards and passwords are today.