The biometric identification is democratized, whether on our passports or simply to unlock our smartphones, fingerprint or facial recognition. China, particularly fond of this technology, even tested the payment of the metro ticket by facial recognition! But another means of identification could make its appearance: the beating of your heart.
According to the MIT Technology Review, the Pentagon has developed a laser capable of identifying people based on their heartbeat. This technology, called Jetson, would use vibrometry using a laser to identify the movements generated by the heartbeat on the surface of the skin, even 200 meters away, or more! " I'm not saying we could do it from space, " said Stewart Remaly, of the Pentagon's anti-terrorism technical office, " but greater distances should be possible ."
A tamper-proof (but compelling) method
The interest comes from the fact that the cardiac signature of each individual is unique, but unlike the face or fingerprints, it seems unfalsifiable. Nevertheless, this system also depends on the conditions at the time of identification: Jetson works through a simple garment, such as a shirt or t-shirt, but is unable to cross thicker clothing with a liner.
It also takes about 30 seconds to collect the necessary information, which implies for the moment that the person is still. And of course, without the database containing the cardiac signatures to identify, impossible to carry any identification. Nevertheless, it should be noted that the system exceeds 95% accuracy according to the tests carried out.
A useful tool in the military as medical
There is little to fear about being tagged and found while jogging in the local park. Nevertheless, one can easily imagine military applications, to add an element of identification to places or sensitive documents, but also medical applications. Indeed, we can imagine that with this kind of process, we can allow wireless monitoring of patients, whether in a hospital room or at home.
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