Swedish company, Precise Biometrics, is showing the world_s smallest fingerprint reader at CeBIT 2000.

The new Precise 100A fingerprint reader is thought to be the smallest in the world. In addition to its size, the reader is unique because it_s based on Precise Biometrics_ patent-pending image-matching technology. This ensures increased security because the product stores and uses more information from the fingerprint than other products on the market. The reader includes a silicon sensor that recognizes the fingerprint. A three-dimensional image of the fingerprint is then encrypted and stored on the hard-drive. Thereafter, the user only needs employ his or her fingerprint to log in. All information passing between the reader and the hard-drive is encrypted.