bi·o·met·rics [bahy-uh-me-triks]
noun ( used
with a singular verb )
The process by which a
person's unique physical and other traits are detected and recorded by an
electronic device or system as a means of confirming identity: Scanning
of the human iris is a reliable form of biometrics.
Apparently technology isn’t finished driving chronic un/underemployment
to previously uncharted heights. Whether it’s digital currency
eliminating tellers entirely or branch lending officers getting replaced by
holographic images of home office personnel who can interact with customers
anywhere without needing to be physically present at the interview, it’s starting
to look like commercial banking will someday be conducted in your town without
using any employees at all.
As
for biometrics, that game-changer is looming like a force that’s too big to be
stopped, even by Bill of Rights jocks. Having a means to make sure
you are really who you purport to be, pops up as the ultimate crime stopper in
so many areas of life, the rosiest projections have us filling our prisons with
all the right people for once – if someone can figure out how to put the right sensors
in the right places at the right times.
That
part considered, biometrics seems like a pretty good idea to us. While
we’re at it, putting the criminal out of work too. Definitely the way to go.
