Posted on 11/07/2006 11:49:18 AM PST by bigbob
SmartMetric Inc., manufacturer and marketer of tamper-proof identity cards, says it has the solution to yesterday's story that reported possible voting fraud due to the mysterious disappearance of 12 voter smart cards in Shelby County, Tennessee. The cards, used to activate electronic voting machines, were reported missing at Bishop Byrne High School, a Memphis, Tennessee polling place. Local authorities expressed concern that someone in possession of a smartcard could use 'off the shelf equipment' [equipment that reprograms the card] and alter it, enabling it to be used multiple times to cast multiple votes.
SmartMetric says its card includes a fingerprint reader embedded within its surface. Simply touching the card's sensor causes a digital signature of the fingerprint to be stored permanently; each time the card is used, its owner activates it by touching the sensor. No new or additional equipment is required to read fingerprints on the SmartMetric Card and the company promises "five-nines" (99.999%) accuracy.
"If election officials had used the SmartMetric Card there would not be this problem only days before an important vote," explained Colin Hendrick, president and CEO of SmartMetric, Inc. and the inventor of the card. "Smartcards are dangerous high-tech keys in the hands of the wrong person. Simply picking up a lost card can give someone unfettered access to computer systems and even voting machines. The SmartMetric card is the only card available that cannot be used by anyone other than the person authorized to use it. With the authorized person's fingerprint encrypted and stored inside a micro-processor chip embedded in the card, along with a built-in fingerprint scanner in the card itself, only the authorized person can use the card. The person's fingerprint is what activates the card. No central databases of fingerprints are needed. The fingerprint is stored in the card and the card is the fingerprint reader and verifier. It is the only biometric fingerprint card in the world with a built-in reader that works as a stand- alone system without having to connect to a central database. It's too bad that Diebold hadn't used the SmartMetric Card to assure its voter protection and the integrity of the election."
Dems will reject it since it is too burdensome for some people to have ID (i.e. they can't commit fraud with it) and some libertarian conservatives will oppose it as a form of unreasonable search and/or a violation of privacy. Personally, this is a good idea and has helped our company cut down on time-card cheats by having the person also have their finger print scanned when they clock in and out.
"SmartCards" in the hands of imbeciles (i.e., Demagogues) are not very smart.....
Next thing you know…they'll invent 'smart' butterfly ballots.
LOL!
That's great!
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