Biometrics Exhibit Fails on Security

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by Jordan Yerman | August 31, 2008 at 09:19 am
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The Wellcome Trust, in showing off its new biometric ID scheme, dubbed "Medicine Now", has proven itself in need of an upgrade to pen and paper.

After being contacted by El Reg the website where the Wellcome Collection's "Medicine Now" show offers visitors the chance to view their biometrics data, and see it expressed as as a unique pretty flower diagram, has been suspended. A message on the site says: "We are currently experiencing technical difficulties. Please check back soon."
The security glitch was spotted by Reg reader Robert, who visited the Wellcome Collection last Sunday. The email he received today contained working links to 36 individuals' fingerprint, iris scan and special flower.

Source: theregister.co.uk

WHile the images sent out were low-resolution, this will no doubt chill any building enthusiasm over this project.

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Paschen
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flagged this story as Good Stuff

at 09:24 on August 31st, 2008

jordan, I like this story. It's good stuff.

I am glad they do not have my info.

Emilio Lizardo
Emilio Lizardo
flagged this story as Good Stuff

at 10:57 on August 31st, 2008

jordan, I like this story. It's good stuff.

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