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To: Zencone who wrote (9873)	8/11/1998 12:53:00 AM
From: Arthur	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 26039

LA Times article (no IDX) Monday, August 10, 1998 Computer Basics Enhancing Security With a Touch of Your Fingertip By KIM KOMANDO Biometrics. It's a term that refers to the use of your physical characteristics--fingerprints, iris or voice--to ascertain your identity. In the past, it was the type of thing you saw only in "Mission: Impossible" or a James Bond movie. That's because top-secret government agencies were about the only ones who could afford the technology. ÿBut biometrics has gotten cheaper, and it's about to change the way you start your PC. ÿÿÿÿÿ (Then a review of products by Compaq , Biometric Access Corp., with its SecureTouch product and Digital Persona, with its U.are.U package ) latimes.com