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A Florida school admits that it made several mistakes when it allowed a security company to install iris scanners without telling parents -- and without even having a contract with the company. The eyes have it? Or the eyes were had? (Credit: Screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET) There's a quaint concept that seemingly every technology company dismisses as outdated. It's called opting in. Should you not be familiar with it, it's the notion that you ought to choose before, say, all the people in your address book are contacted by a company they've never heard of. And wouldn't it be lovely...

INTERNET EXCLUSIVE Scam fear over iris scans By CORINNE ABRAMS Sun OnlineTHE use of iris scans on ID cards could be scuppered by fraudsters using an optician's chemical that makes the iris disappear, an expert has claimed.  Ross Anderson, professor of Security Engineering at the University of Cambridge, revealed that criminals in Dubai used the chemical atropine to make their irises disappear and avoid detection by authorities.Prof Anderson said the biggest deployed experiment for biometric identifiers was in Dubai."What they want to do there is catch Pakistani prostitutes who have already been deported and who are coming in again under new...

The State Department is moving ahead with a plan to implant electronic identification chips in U.S. passports that will allow computer matching of facial characteristics, despite warnings that the technology is prone to a high rate of error. • Google Offers Post-IPO Scenario • 2004 Interactive Laptop Guide • Personal Tech Special Report • Today in Photos -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Search news on washingtonpost.com Missed Tech Tuesday? Running software updates can help plug gaping security holes. Plus, preview the anticipated Windows Service Pack 2. Federal researchers, academics, industry experts and some privacy advocates say the government should instead use more-reliable fingerprints to...