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PC-based Control, Software and Bus Trendsto buildings or facilities. These include digital brain scans, electrocardiogramsand MRIs (see Table 5-5).Table 5-5. Biometrics Indemnity Characteristics————————————————————————————————• Individual attributes of face create a digitized mathematical model.• Iris and retinal patterns can be scanned like a human bar-code.• Spoken words can be matched with voiceprint for remote access.• Geometry of hand, veins in wrist, map of skin pores can bematched.————————————————————————————————There is a growing trend by Web-based businesses that they mustpost detailed privacy policies on their sites. Many of those policies areverified by TrustE, which is an independent, nonprofit consortium topromote principals of disclosure and informed consent. TrustE licenseesmust agree to disclose information and privacy practices that include thetype of information being gathered, how the information is used andhow it is shared.Technological solutions to this problem include encryption, whichhas been a major vehicle to help ensure digital privacy and securityissues. A variety of encryption schemes, including public key systems,have been used in many computing and Internet applications to protectdigital data.Internet Security Systems has its Internet Scanner which has anExplorer like tree-interface, but no firewall scanning. Network Associates’Cyber Cop Scanner does have firewall scanning. Other productsinclude Axent Technologies’ Net Recon and Web Trends’ Security Analyzer,which was designed for Web servers, but is evolving into a general-purposescanner.Encryption will become more effective, transparent, and userfriendlyin e-mail, browser and e-commerce applications. Most of thiseffort will be based in server-based encryption rather than approachesthat require end-user intervention. But, end users will still be able toapply technical solutions on their own. The newer versions of MicrosoftInternet Explorer and Netscape Navigator have many features for set-©2001 by The Fairmont Press, Inc. All rights reserved.