Futuristic gadget could read fingerprint and blood flow
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A working model of the Authorizer, as it's called, is still two and a half years away. The company hopes to lower the price to $50 apiece. The device will read the user's fingerprint and send it wirelessly to a third party for authorization. The Authorizer will have another layer of security as well: It will be able to sense the blood flow in a finger.
That's important, because it means the finger must be attached to a living person (not a cadaver). And if the blood is flowing faster than normal - for example, if the user is being held at gunpoint - the device could void the transaction.
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