New anti-terrorist measures include the recording of biometric information at ports of access to a country. For example, the U.S. records facial information in addition to fingerprinting and photography of every person that enters through its international airports. Other countries are sure to follow the American example.
Not every biometric identification technology is as popular as its counterparts, as seen in Table 1. But though the field is still in its infancy, many people believe that biometrics will play a critical role in future computers, especially in electronic commerce. Personal computers of the future might include a fingerprint scanner, for which different genetic identities could be granted various levels of access – the ability to use credit card information to make electronic purchases, for example.