Degree Offered in Biometric Security

March 16th, 2007 By JAMES PRICHARD, Associated Press Writer Degree Offered in Biometric Security (AP)

Davenport University School of Technology Dean Reid Gough, left, and university President Randy Flechsig sit in the computer lab Feb. 20, 2007, in the Kentwood, Mich., campus where students learn the latest in digital security. (AP Photo/Adam Bird)

(AP) -- Todd Fortier is banking on the day when ATMs will be required to confirm a user's face, voice or thumbprint before spitting out cash.

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