Japanese library to eschew plastic for biometrics
In order to combat what must be an identity theft crime wave of epic proportions, a Tokyo library opening next October will eschew the traditional plastic card in favor of a biometric vein reader, for allowing people to do whatever they do in those book museums. The readers, supplied by Fujitsu and already in use at several Japanese ATMs, use infrared light to scan the unique vein pattern on a person's hand and claim to offer more security than fingerprint, voice, facial, or iris recognition systems. Those people not living in fear of having Donald Trump's latest tome checked out under their name, or suspicious that this system could be easily fooled ala the Play-Doh finger hack (photocopied hand, perhaps?), will still have the option of getting their library-on with electronic smart cards.
