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Iris recognition technology outperforms all other biometric applications according to a study produced by the National Physical Laboratory (NPL).

By Pia Heikkila on 22 May 2001 15:00

NEWS The study discovered that iris recognition registered a false match rate of zero in more than 2.7 million impressions. Compared to this, other biometrics - such as facial recognition, fingerprints, vein and voice recognition - all had higher false match rates. The biometric scanner compares the real-life iris to the recorded digitised version of person's iris and this comparison provides the match rate.

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