For many employees, the workday starts by swiping a plastic ID card to enter the office. But employers can’t always be sure who’s holding the card.
That humble ID badge is starting to be replaced by biometric identification systems, microchip implants and tools that monitor workers’ gaits or typing habits—technologies that might not only make workplaces more secure and easier to navigate but also generate personalized health and productivity data.
It’s easy to see why some employers are already using technologies like face and iris scans, which are more difficult to spoof than standard plastic ID cards. Cameras scan and record the faces of employees and temporary contractors, allowing the workers to bypass turnstiles. Companies can easily reconfigure existing office cameras with facial-recognition technology. When a person leaves a job, the employer can tag the person’s face so cameras block re-entrance.
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We had this in the Teams for years.
ReplyDeleteMy hands are chipped, I can get through any security check point
DeleteMark of the devil 666 on the hand or on the forehead.
ReplyDeleteCyborg ...The Machine Takeover ! ... Protect Me Terminator !
ReplyDeletethe mark of the beast!
ReplyDeleteWhen I left the defense dept way back in 1992 we were using eye recognition for top secret access to areas and material.
ReplyDeletenothing new here. Just getting out to the press.
There is also a wearable ring without the chip.
ReplyDeleteI would never allow myself to be chipped but for the convenience of
no plastic, will would alright with a wearable device like a ceramic ring that you can put on your finger.
The old idea of an implant in itself is disturbing.
I'll just call and have someone open the door for me. The only chip I want is a potato chip. I'm not an animal that needs to be chipped.
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