Reverse-Engineered Irises Look So Real, They Fool Eye-Scanners | Threat Level | Wired.com
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The academics have found a way to recreate iris images that match digital iris codes that are stored in databases and used by iris-recognition systems to identify people. The replica images, they say, can trick commercial iris-recognition systems into believing they’re real images and could help someone thwart identification at border crossings or gain entry to secure facilities protected by biometric systems.
7:12 AM Jul 27 2012