If you think Biometrics will have any effect on corruption more power to you.

As far as I am concerned I would see biometrics as just another layer of bureaucracy for the corrupt to steal from. Starting with the contact to put in a biometric system.


BTW Your same goals were also the same lofty claims thrown about when they instituted National I.D. cards(Cedulas)

says anthonyc

If you think Biometrics will have any effect on corruption more power to you.

As far as I am concerned I would see biometrics as just another layer of bureaucracy for the corrupt to steal from. Starting with the contact to put in a biometric system.


BTW Your same goals were also the same lofty claims thrown about when they instituted National I.D. cards(Cedulas)
Edited on 12/15/2011

well, even a blind squirrel finds the occasional nut. anthonyc actually making perfect sense. this day should be recorded in history.

The ever positive thinking of Le Dready.

Perhaps You missed reading this:

"No system is foolproof"--AC

I agree. But it's far better than what we have and with small adjustments, having EU personnel-they would be paying for the system after all-on sight to "lend a hand and watchful eyes" the system could drastically reduce corruption in government and also be used in the private sector to minimize fraud and abuse.

The goal is to minimize and achieve better control over the public and private expenditures. I can't think of any good reasons for not giving this a Green Light. The sooner the better. And watch all the rats previously gauging themselves in public and private fraud and abuse running around scared to death.

Edited on 12/15/2011 2:09 PM by Atabey.


And this:

"The shift to e-payments won’t eliminate corruption in government payments entirely, of course. And biometric IDs are not without their own potential drawbacks: One obvious concern is that autocratic regimes could misuse biometric IDs to monitor citizens. Furthermore, in some places, wages are intentionally set low because workers can expect extra pay in the form of graft. In those instances, it may also be necessary to raise wages simultaneously alongside with biometric enrollment.

But coupling new identification tools with electronic payments has shown stunning first returns, and there is no doubt the international development community has begun to grasp its potential. As 2012 approaches, new payments systems are shifting power away from previously unaccountable local officials, illuminating how available tools, not cultural tendencies, shape the way anti-corruption campaigns succeed or fail."


"... new payments systems are shifting power away from previously unaccountable local officials,"

And that's the key: shifting away and making it FAR MORE DIFFICULT to continue the old corrupt ways.

"RD with the greatest number of fraudulent documents WORLD"


La Republica Dominicana es el pais de las maravillas.

The DR is a wonderland.............................................................

The use of imaging software for identification is growing guys. And there's no stopping it.

19 December 2011 Last updated at 09:53 ET


Windows 8 to feature image sign-on system

Gesture on touchscreen The sign-on system will track gestures forming lines, points and circles


Using Windows 8 devices could involve signing on by tapping, circling or touching images.

Microsoft has revealed details of a login system for the next version of Windows based around pictures a user stores on a touchscreen device.

Only when parts of an image are tapped or touched in the right order will a user be able to access a device.

Experts said it might stop people using weak passwords but could lead to other loopholes that are harder to solve.
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Microsoft aired the idea of using images to sign on to a device via a blog written by engineers working on Windows 8 - the next version of the Windows operating system expected to be released in late 2012.

Windows 8 is designed for touchscreen devices such as tablets and the novel sign-on systems makes use of the sensitive displays they are likely to sport.

The familiar process of getting to use a desktop PC or laptop by typing in a password made of up lower and upper case letters as well as numbers was felt to be too "cumbersome" for tablets, wrote Microsoft engineer Zach Pace on the blog.

The replacement system proposed by Microsoft employs a picture chosen by a user from their collection of images on a device.

On this image, users are encouraged to tap on, underline or circle the parts that are important to them. The sequence of gestures, including start and end positions and orientation act as a key to unlock the device.
'Interesting and cute'

User-testing suggests that the image-based system can grant access to a portable gadget far faster than was possible through text-based passwords, wrote Mr Pace.

He stressed that the system would work alongside text-based passwords rather than replace them. If a user failed to properly reproduce the correct gestures fives times in a row they would be prompted for the password they set up when they first used the device.

The permutations of taps, touches and circles that could be drawn on a picture was likely to be far higher than those available from text-based passwords, said Prof Alan Woodward from the department of computing at the University of Surrey.

That was especially true, he said, when one considered the limited number of words from which most people picked their passwords.

"The initial calculations show that it is likely to provide a level of security that is at least as strong as a password, and frankly, stronger than most passwords chosen by users," he added.

Graham Cluley, senior security researcher at Sophos, said the research was "interesting and cute" but may introduce other security problems.

It could, he said, make people vulnerable to "shoulder surfing" - a practice better known from cash machines where crooks try to spot a victim's Pin as they tap it into a number pad.

"With normal password entry, what you're doing is asterisked on the screen," said Mr Cluley. "With this gesture input, folks may find it easier to see the movements you are making."

There might be more value in operating systems encouraging people to use stronger passwords by refusing to let them use dictionary words or ones that are easy to crack, he added.