New research says your spike are like snowbird — wholly alone in the world . Which is nifty ! But also means you have two jumbo finger prints on the side of your face , andairport securitywants a look .
A team at theUniversity of Southamptonhopes that ear scan , unlike facial biometry , will allow for security squad to track travelers as they age — bypassing the crease and cosmopolitan facial lumpiness we all acquire with time . “ Your ear … long time very graciously . They grow proportionately large and your lobe gets a bit more elongated , but otherwise your auricle are amply formed from birth , ” explains the squad ’s loss leader . An ear - based scanning system would only require two cameras that would snap shot as you pass on over your passport — letting a computer do the rest of the piece of work . [ Telegraph ]
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