Questions tagged [terrorism]

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Could technical controls prevent vehicle ramming attacks?

We've just seen another attack where a vehicle was used as a weapon. My thoughts are with all those affected by the tragedy. Many people are wondering how such attacks can be stopped. It's hard for intelligence to detect: a lone terrorist, no…
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Accuracy of Iris Biometric Authentication

I understand that the iris is the most accurate biometric modality since it has a false acceptance rate of about 1 in 1,000,000. Fingerprint on the other had is about 1 in 1000. These error rates seem too high in my opinion. If a fingerprint system…
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