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Article: Security Issues Bring Attention to Biometrics.
- Article from:
- Banking Wire
- Article date:
- October 5, 2001
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While calls for more security at the nation's airports and elsewhere have elated smart card advocates, who say that their day may finally have come, purveyors of biometrics devices seem to have reaped the most benefits from the new climate.
As security experts weigh the alternatives, smart card identification systems-in which credit card issuers would probably participate-are being rejected as too costly and slow, and biometrics systems-which do not need to be linked to cards-are gaining favor. While smart card executives are voicing optimism about the ability of their technology to help, biometrics companies' stocks have received the biggest boosts, and at least ...