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EPISODE · Apr 28, 2017 · 26 MIN

Are Fingerprints the Best Form of ID?

from CrowdScience · host BBC World Service

Biometrics are being used everywhere to recognise us. On this edition of CrowdScience we try out the tech that tells us apart. We find out just how unique our irises are and meet a man who can pick people out from a crowd of thousands just by analysing the way they walk. Do you have a question we can turn into a programme? Email us at [email protected]: Anand Jagatia Producer: Marijke Peters(Image: Fingerprints being looked at under a magnifying glass. Credit: Getty Images)

Biometrics are being used everywhere to recognise us. On this edition of CrowdScience we try out the tech that tells us apart. We find out just how unique our irises are and meet a man who can pick people out from a crowd of thousands just by analysing the way they walk. Do you have a question we can turn into a programme? Email us at [email protected]: Anand Jagatia Producer: Marijke Peters(Image: Fingerprints being looked at under a magnifying glass. Credit: Getty Images)

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