CHICAGO (Reuters) - Biometric identification systems are depicted as foolproof crime-fighting tools in Hollywood but in reality they are far from perfect, a report by the National Research Council said on Friday.
It said identification systems that rely on fingerprints, palm prints or voice recognition or the like are "inherently fallible" and urged government agencies to make sure that a system they invest in works as advertised.
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