Posted on 04/11/2025 5:48:19 AM PDT by SaveFerris
(2024)
On Nov. 4, Dartmouth Dining began enrolling students in a palm biometric recognition scanner system at the Class of 1953 Commons. Starting this winter term, students will be able to use palm biometric technology to enter the Class of 1953 Commons instead of swiping in with a physical ID card. The biometric technology is created by IDEMIA, a technology company that specializes in biometrics and cryptography.
According to Dartmouth Dining director Jon Plodzik, any student who wants to utilize the new system in the winter term can complete the enrollment process by visiting the signup area in ’53 Commons. The system is not, however, required.
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As of Nov. 12, 789 Dartmouth students — out of the College’s more than 4,000 undergraduates — had enrolled in the new program, according to Plodzik.
Plodzik compared the system to an “E-Z pass” that allows students to “skip” the line.
There will be three lanes at ’53 Commons with biometric scanners and one lane with an employee who will swipe students in manually, according to Plodzik.
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Plodzik explained that fingerprint data is not stored in the scanner. A document written by IDEMIA, which Plodzik shared with The Dartmouth, stated that an individual’s finger image is stored as “template[s].”
“A template is a set of 0’s and 1’s created from a mathematical formula that is patented called a template generator,” IDEMIA wrote. “You cannot reverse engineer the 0’s and 1’s into the mathematical representation of the finger back to the finger image.”
When a student scans their hand to enter ’53 Commons, the system “sorts through the reference templates” to find the closest match, the document continues. Images taken by the scanners are “immediately discarded.”
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IMHO, these systems will only continue to be deployed
There is SO MUCH theft in retail, I think most will employ this or similar technology
I’d prefer to be wrong but I guess we’ll find out
And that’s how it’s going to happen, IMHO
LOTS of FRAUD, THEFT, “MANDATES” - it’s how India got started long, long ago:
Wow, it even mentions a bag of rice (similar) at the point I started the video
(From about 2011-2012)
An oldie but a goodie - India scans fingerprints and retinas for welfare payment system:
https://youtu.be/oeBiZGU23SY?t=2m23s
I had my fingerprints scanned with a similar device just a few years ago;
the job required a basic security clearance.
This should help with spreading the next disease.
I've had to submit fingerprints for my DoD security clearance and concealed carry permit. No big deal considering the circumstances. Getting a CAC card also requires a thumbprint that gets encoded as a biometric attribute. I've had one PIN lockout on my CAC. It took 40 minutes for the local office to accomplish the 80% match between my thumbprint and the value on the card. An incentive to not repeat that mistake.
There is another place where fingerprints are demanded. Making an application for an ATF tax stamp for NFA items.
No forehead or right hand so far.
heh
Did they put a gel on your fingertips?
The device looked very similar to the one used in India
I had no idea they were going to apply gel to my fingertips and thumb
I love the idea of touching something that hundreds of other people have touched just before I go to eat.
LOL
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