There was news that they would support both palm and finger authentication, but I wonder whether that is a good idea.
Have they properly considered the drawbacks of biometric authentication? I think they would be better off not doing it. Let us also consider why the Department of Defense uses cards that read fingerprints!
Moreover, biometric authentication is not necessarily particularly strong as authentication. Ultimately, it only extracts distinguishing features, so the amount of information is not very large, and apparently palm and finger information can, in principle, be forged. An IC card may be more difficult to counterfeit. (I have not verified this < (_ _)>.)
Also, the false recognition rate is surprisingly high, so authentication using all five fingers and the like becomes necessary.
Writing out the details would be a bother, but if anyone wants to know, please leave a comment. I will try to write about it when I find the time.
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