According to the San Francisco Chronicle, IBM is working on a system using dynamic signature verification as a biometric authentication of the purchaser and to reduce fraud at point of sales counters. The system, dubbed Sign and Go, checks your signature by comparing it to several previously recorded samples and analyzing the speed and the movements of your hand when you sign on a digital pad. With such a system, which is far less intrusive than other biometric technologies, you wouldn't need any ID or even to show a credit card. But so far, Sign and Go has been tested for more than two years and IBM has not said when the technology becomes available. Read more...
Sources: Benjamin Pimentel, San Francisco Chronicle, October 24, 2005; and various web sites
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