Plastic Surgery Allows Exploit of Biometric ID System
Now what you are born with may not be as secure as biometric ID systems are purported to be. Lin Rong is accused by Japanese authorities of having her fingerprints surgically altered to enter the country illegally. She is reported to have had surgery to switch the finger tips of her right and left hand. The ruse was discovered by Japanese authorities after she was arrest for an unrelated offense.
'Fake fingerprint' Chinese woman fools Japan controls , BBC, December 7, 2009
