I was under the impression a version of this already exists in some US airports. You get a card with your photo on it which also has sorted on it info about your finger print. You stick it in a slot and put your finger against a reader and you're through. The photo was in case the machine was down but you generally needed a passport anyway for the airport at the other end. It was sold to people on convenience, I believe - I heard about it from someone who works in the airline industry so does a hell of a lot of traveling.
I'll look and see if I can find some references cause it obviously never really caught on and it would be interesting to know why.
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Date: 2002-02-08 07:35 am (UTC)I'll look and see if I can find some references cause it obviously never really caught on and it would be interesting to know why.