Do you recall in the movie Minority Report where people used their irises in place of security badges? Well, the technology that EyeLock Myris has developed is quite similar to that technological prediction in the movie. The company has created an iris scanning device, enabling usage at security checkpoints, for important locations, and personal consumers.
The Myris is a computerized device that can fit in the palm of your hand, around the size of a computer's mouse. Users can plug it into their computers’ USB port, look into the device, and it will then scan the eye to confirm the user’s identity. Once the iris is scanned, the Myris acts as a password manager.
This form of sensor technology is sure to keep things safe, for an iris cannot be replicated. Chief marketing officer for EyeLock, Anthony Antolino, stated that an “iris, as a human part of the body, is the second only to DNA in terms of its abiliy to authenticate someone with certainty. No two people on the planet have the same iris texture. Not even identical twins.” 
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Fingerprint identification as popularized by Apple is not necessarily secure or accurate since there is a one in 10,000 chance that another person may have a similar fingerprint to yours, and in effect will be able to access your device. With EyeLock, the chance of a duplicate is around one in 2.25 trillion. That’s awesome.
When the user’s eye is scanned, the software used by EyeLock makes your eye the passcode to access your device. Thus far, the Myris works with Windows PCs, Macs, and Chromebooks.
This invention will work extremely well in our highly technological environments. Apparently, the system is hack-proof since it is constructed in such a way that nobody can steal the person’s files, or replicate your iris.
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