Aritcle about the "state of affairs" in quantum cryptography. While almost completely content-free, the conclusion of this article where Martin Illsley says, "[Quantum cryptography] still needs biometric proof" did sufficiently raise my hackles enough to comment.
Will someone please explain to me how quantum cryptography and biometrics are related? I'm just not seeing it... Unless the photons in question are bouncing off my fingerprint, iris, or retina, I would contend that the two technlogies are completely unrelated...
In addition to being unrelated, I keep going on record, having worked for a biometrics company at one point, that biometrics are in some cases worse than a password or token. Just ask the poor guy who lost his finger for his beamer a few weeks back.
Posted by Ed at April 19, 2005 08:40 AM