Eye scanners and fingerprints: iris vs retina vs fingerprints

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Kris Carlon
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Nov 22, 2013, 10:18:15 AM via Website

Samsung has filed a patent for an iris scanner that will bring (almost) military-grade security to your smartphone. What do you think of this level of security?

Iris scanning will use your existing smartphone camera and simply needs a pulse of light to scan the iris (basically). Retinal scanning (the one you usually see in the movies) uses infrared light and is a slower scanning process that requires closer and more prolonged contact. It is also more expensive than iris scanning and not necessarily any more secure. The retina also changes over the course of your life whereas the iris doesn't, making it the ideal choice for quick, cheap and convenient identification and unlocking of portable devices. Both methods are far superior to fingerprint scanning.

What do you think about using your eye to unlock your smartphone? Do you think there are better ways available?

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Lalit
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Nov 26, 2013, 12:21:20 PM via Website

I guess now Samsung is planning to compete against iPhone Touch ID !!

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Kris Carlon
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Nov 26, 2013, 7:19:29 PM via Website

Maybe this is why Samsung said they were a year behind Apple on fingerprint scanning technology: because they skipped it to go straight for eye scanning technology!

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Lalit
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Nov 28, 2013, 12:01:38 PM via Website

@ kirs: I think they are planning to bring a boom in the technology !! Once they will launch their devices having eye scanners, down goes the iOS.

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Kris Carlon
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Nov 29, 2013, 2:36:07 PM via Website

Nah, by that time iOS will be working on aura photography, telekinesis or DNA sampling for the iPhone.

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Lalit
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Dec 2, 2013, 10:42:35 AM via Website

@kris : Well if it happens, wouldn't it be amazing place your finger in iPhone your DNA will be scanned and then wooopsss..... YOU HAVE SUCCESSFULLY UNLOCK YOU iPhone !! :D:lol::lol::lol:

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Kris Carlon
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Dec 2, 2013, 3:25:57 PM via Website

Haha, then there would be some serious truth to the jokes about Apple clones...

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Lalit
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Dec 3, 2013, 11:36:49 AM via Website

@kris haaa .... haaa I have heard that Apple clone maker has filed patents !! but i don't know where they have disappeared ???

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