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Brain scanning may be used in security checks
Link: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/may/10/biometric-scanning-brain-security-checks
Distinctive brain patterns could become the latest subject of biometric scanning after EU researchers successfully tested technology to verify identities for security checks. The experiments, which also examined the potential of heart rhythms to authenticate individuals, were conducted under an EU-funded inquiry into biometric systems that could be deployed at airports, borders and in sensitive locations to screen out terrorist suspects. StatismWatch: UK: New biometric security checks could include brain scans, heart rhythm fingerprinting.
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