Look around, and you'll find ample evidence that biometric smart cards are nudging closer to the mainstream: Japanese banking customers using palm- and finger-vein patterns stored on chips to access ATMs; citizens in Malaysia, Sweden and other countries using biometric national ID cards; Workers in Zurich using similar technology to enter offices. You'll find millions of travelers carrying passports with chips that store digital facial images, and U.S. government officials working to issue biometric smart cards to millions of military and civilian personnel.
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