What I've learnt in NCT
This will be my second post here. It's kinda sad that this will be our last sort of class bonding. Let's take lots of peektures on friday alright!Okay, enough of digressing! Back to the real purpose of this post.
It seems like we can't escape from technology, and the loss of our privacy and personal space. Technology and privacy go hand in hand. We human beings are selfish (tsk tsk) and want the best of both worlds. Not only do we want technology (which lets us have greater convenience), we do not want our privacy to be intruded upon.
The most interesting thing that I've learnt in NCT has got to be watching Minority Report in our first tutorial. What captivated me (and grossed me out) was the part where Tom Cruise had to change his eyes in order to escape being detected by the spiders. This brings me to my topic of Biometric Recognition Technology.
I'm sure that all of us have heard of the Biometric Passport. Biometric Recognition Technology is present in our own Singapore Biometric Passport. Our facial and fingerprint biometric identifiers are stored in a contactless chip within the passport.
According to this article, the Biometric Passport carries enhanced security features that are difficult to tamper with, such as multiple laser images (MRIs). The MRI has been incorporated into Singapore identity cards since 1991.
What then, are the implications?
Well, for one, what happens if our passports get lost? It's not a case of replacing and reporting the lost one. All our personal information is embedded in the chip. The crook who gets hold of our stolen passport will then be able to access all our information. It makes no sense for us to go for plastic surgery like what Tom Cruise did, in order to change our facial features. Ultimately, the one thing we cannot change is our fingerprints.
posted by Belle @ 1:14 AM
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