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Photos: Biometrics up close and personal Camera icon

Tom Espiner ZDNet.co.uk

Published: 27 Mar 2006 17:40 BST

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This biometric reader scans and checks the vein patterns in the back of a hand, and can be used to verify credit card transactions. A secondary layer of security can check pulse, moisture, and depth of field so a picture or model of a subject's veins could not be used.

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