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To: steve who wrote (13751)	6/3/1999 9:02:00 PM
From: steve	Respond to of 26039

To all, IS BIOMETRICS THE NEXT BIG THING? Technology Offers Both Security And Enhanced Service Applications Jun. 03, 1999 (PCS WEEK, Vol. 10, No. 22 via COMTEX) -- Within a couple years, built-in fingerprint sensors may become standard equipment on wireless handsets. No single development has taken the market by storm so far, but once you start looking around a surprising number of people turn out to be working on biometric applications for mobile handsets - and other bits of personal technology. The most obvious application is security. By verifying the person using a handset is actually its proper owner, carriers not only can reduce fraud losses, but also remove the burden of entering passwords and personal identification numbers from users. quoteserver.dogpile.com steve