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THE RESIDENTS OF Brevillier Village love living there. The retirement community in Erie, Pennsylvania overlooks Lake Erie, and paths dotted by benches follow the shoreline. The location provides beautiful views, and a grave threat: Just beyond the fence at the edge of the property lies a cliff that plunges 30 feet to the water below.
Compounding the danger, elderly residents with progressing states of dementia live in the building closest to the cliff. To protect them from harm, Brevillier adopted technology more common in sci-fi thrillers than homes: iris scan recognition.
A biometric that most people associate with a particularly grisly scene in Minority Report makes a lot of sense for elder care. Keycodes can be hard to remember, and difficult to tap into a keypad if you suffer from tremors or poor eyesight. Fingerprints might work, but your skin thins as you age, making prints harder to read. Plus, a weakened immune system increases the microbial hazard of key pads and fingerprint readers. All of which makes unlocking a door with your eyes pretty handy.
Iris scanners have been popping up at ATMs and airports, in hospitals and police stations, and even on mobile phones lately. And if the 300 residents of Brevillier Village are lining up to have their eyeballs scanned, the rest of you can’t be far behind.
Compounding the danger, elderly residents with progressing states of dementia live in the building closest to the cliff. To protect them from harm, Brevillier adopted technology more common in sci-fi thrillers than homes: iris scan recognition.
A biometric that most people associate with a particularly grisly scene in Minority Report makes a lot of sense for elder care. Keycodes can be hard to remember, and difficult to tap into a keypad if you suffer from tremors or poor eyesight. Fingerprints might work, but your skin thins as you age, making prints harder to read. Plus, a weakened immune system increases the microbial hazard of key pads and fingerprint readers. All of which makes unlocking a door with your eyes pretty handy.
Iris scanners have been popping up at ATMs and airports, in hospitals and police stations, and even on mobile phones lately. And if the 300 residents of Brevillier Village are lining up to have their eyeballs scanned, the rest of you can’t be far behind.
