In “Technology’s
Promise” I read chapter 4, Society Moves Online: The Transforming Power of
Information Technology and E-Commerce. I found the forecasts for e-commerce to
be of the most interest to me. Within this, I found the topic of biometrics to
be the most futuristic, but apparently conceivable. I have seen some companies
use fingerprints to unlock certain devices, I have even seen a friend of mine
with an extremely large import/ export business from the U.S. to China have the
only access to his databases through a fingerprint device that scans that it is
him. It has a backup of a face recognition module to assure it is him. He has a
twin that is identical to anyone, including their parents, the software however
can 100% of the time distinguish between the two. Halal talks about generations
of devices that can check hand geometry, the iris (Mission Impossible?), voice
and as I state facial features.(Halal 2008) It is likely that all of
these will be utilize in conjunction for one entry point for one individual in
governmental installations in the near future, greatly reducing the need for
military police.
Techcast shows the most likely year for different sectors of
e-commerce and where there increase in size will come about. These new markets
will spur on the economy and blaze a path for further innovations. (Coroporate 2012)
References
Coroporate (2012). "TechTrak: A Virtual Think Tank Tracking The
Technology Revolution." from http://www.techcast.org/TrategicAnalysis2.aspx?FieldID=23.
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