Biometrics' Image Problem Lingers

Biometric vendors have always had the “Big Brother” image problem to do deal with when trying to sell their wares to organizations that are considering using fingerprints, hand geometry or iris scans to identify individuals. The public worries that their biometric identification could be stolen or used by the government in a way they wouldn't approve of. It looks like they still do, especially when children are involved, as Oregon’s Stayton Middle School officials found out.