Frankfurt Airport using Irisrecognition (Score 1)

I went throgh most of the articles reffering to the Frankfurt Airport installation of Irisrecognition. Some of the comments are not even worth a response(especially the Nazi- ones !) but some show a lack of knowledge and quite some disturbance. As we provided the Iris-Part to the Frankfurt installation, I would like to get back to facts. 1) Does the Iris change ? Yes, the pigmentation of the Iris changes. Other than the pigmentation, the Iris is not changing naturally. Of course we know about several deseases, which might affect the Iris. Changes of the Iris color (pigmentation) does not have an impact on Irisercognition, as the Iriscameras take a black/ white picture of the eye ! We do NOT take a coloured photograph, NOR do we use bright light or laser beams ! The photograph is taken from a distance of 7 to 60 cm. 2) The Frankfurt Installation: The use of the automated border crossing system happens voluntarily. It is actually a Fast Track system for simplified passenger travel. The IrisCode is generated at an enrollment center, wherepassengers are enrolled on the basis of their passport. The users have to agree to their participation. If they whant to be deleted from the database they just have to tell it to the authorities. No code is stored on a card (like in Shipol) or in the passport. It is a 1:1 verification system, using a biometric. Thats it. 3) 99,99% accuracy: Irisrecognition offers an statistical accuracy of 1:1E78. In all pilots and installations, there have been no false accepts reported so far. 4) Use of contact lenses or other fakes: Irisrecognition does not simply use a picture but uses a hash of the human iris. Fakes like pictures and lenses will be recognized by so called countermeasures implemented in the software. After extensive research of private and governmental institutions, these CMs where tested and proven so far. This is the reason, why Iridians software received the Common Criteria certification by the end of 2003. For more detailed information on Irisrecognition, please have alook at the following websites: - Prof. John Daughman, Inventor of Irisrecognition http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/users/jgd1000/ - Iridian Technologies http://www.iridiantech.com/basics.php?page=1 or feel free to contact me. Best regards A.Lau byometric systems GmbH