AIRprint Fingerprint Recognition From a Distance
AIRprint Fingerprint Recognition From a Distance | |
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Short Title | AIRprint Allows Fingerprint Recognition From a Distance |
Location | United States |
Date | 2011 |
Solove Harm | Identification |
Information | Physical Characteristics, Identifying |
Threat Actors | Advanced Optical Systems Inc., the United States Marine Corps |
Individuals | |
Affected | Individuals entering military installations |
High Risk Groups | |
Tangible Harms |
Advanced Optical Systems Inc. has developed a technology that allows identifying individuals by scanning their fingerprints from a distance of two meters.
Description
A company called Advanced Optical Systems (AOS) has developed a prototype of a device, called The AIRprint biometric sensor that can scan fingerprints from up to two meters away using just two 1.3 megapixel cameras and polarized light.
It detects fingerprints by shining polarized light onto a person’s hand and analyzing the reflection using two cameras configured to detect different polarizations.Identification
The prototype needs 0.1 seconds to scan a fingerprint and about 4 seconds to process it. The possibility to scan fingerprints from a distance allows identifying individuals without them even knowing.
One potential customer of the AOS is the United States Marine Corps. Normally, individuals entering military installations must place their fingers on a scanner, with a Marine standing beside them. The purpose of using the AIRprint is to have a safe distance between the Marine and the person being scanned.