Title:
SA may soon be using new fingerprint tech – that can capture data from 6-week-old babies
Author:
Luke Daniel
Published:
Business Insider, October 2021
https://www.businessinsider.co.za/new-contactless-fingerprint-scanner-in-south-africa-2021-10
From the article:
* Biometric systems analyse data according to unique human characterises, like fingerprints or facial features.
* And while fingerprint scanners are common biometric access tools, the Covid-19 pandemic has made continuous human contact a problem.
* South Africa’s Council for Scientific and Industrial Research has developed software which creates a contactless fingerprint scanning solution.
* It uses photographs to map fingerprints patterns, thereby avoiding the need for touch. It can also acquire "fingerprints from babies as young as 6-weeks-old and possibly younger."