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I read today that the UK ID card is planned to contain 512 bytes of info
from each victim's iris scan.
The pattern of a person's iris is made from the endings of the neuro
optic nerve. It contains a huge amount of information about their health
and what they have experienced. E.g. if you have had, say, a seriously
injured arm, this can be deduced from an examination of your iris. There
is a correspondence between parts of your iris pattern and other parts
of your body.
Two possibilities came to mind.
1) from each person, they plan to gather much more than 512 bytes of
iris info. The 512 bytes is just what they will record on the card. It
is more than sufficient to identify each individual, but much less info
than is contained in a good-quality iris photo. So WHAT WILL THEY DO
WITH THIS INFO? Will this covertly be given to insurance companies? More
detailed info about your iris gives a great amount of detail about your
health.
2) can a part of a person's body be DAMAGED OR INFLUENCED by means of
damaging or influencing the corresponding part of their iris? The answer
to this question must surely be 'yes'. What on earth might the rulers do
in this area?
*Surveillance leads to control*. I don't see why this shouldn't apply to
iris scans as much as to anything else.
--
banana "You know what I hate the most about you Rowntree? The way
you give Coca-Cola to your scum, your best teddy-bear to
Oxfam, then expect us to lick your cold frigid fingers for the
rest of your cold frigid life." (Mick Travis, 'If...', 1968)
from each victim's iris scan.
The pattern of a person's iris is made from the endings of the neuro
optic nerve. It contains a huge amount of information about their health
and what they have experienced. E.g. if you have had, say, a seriously
injured arm, this can be deduced from an examination of your iris. There
is a correspondence between parts of your iris pattern and other parts
of your body.
Two possibilities came to mind.
1) from each person, they plan to gather much more than 512 bytes of
iris info. The 512 bytes is just what they will record on the card. It
is more than sufficient to identify each individual, but much less info
than is contained in a good-quality iris photo. So WHAT WILL THEY DO
WITH THIS INFO? Will this covertly be given to insurance companies? More
detailed info about your iris gives a great amount of detail about your
health.
2) can a part of a person's body be DAMAGED OR INFLUENCED by means of
damaging or influencing the corresponding part of their iris? The answer
to this question must surely be 'yes'. What on earth might the rulers do
in this area?
*Surveillance leads to control*. I don't see why this shouldn't apply to
iris scans as much as to anything else.
--
banana "You know what I hate the most about you Rowntree? The way
you give Coca-Cola to your scum, your best teddy-bear to
Oxfam, then expect us to lick your cold frigid fingers for the
rest of your cold frigid life." (Mick Travis, 'If...', 1968)