A BETTER TOMORROW Makenzie Nelson, Savana Canary, and Emily Haimes

“A Better Tomorrow” Mission Statement – Protecting the people from what they don’t want to know. Motives – A Better Tomorrow ensures that all files/reports/accounts will be secured 24/7. No person will allowed access to these files without first being recognized by many thorough biometric scans/tests.

A Plan to Protect Our security system will have two tiers: lower and upper The lower system will be for the secrets that don’t need to be as heavily guarded and will protected by a Retinal Scan and a Vascular Pattern Recognition. The upper system will guard the secrets few know and will cause the downfall of the government if brought to the public’s attention. It will be guarded by the methods mentioned above as well as Deoxyribonucleic Acid Recognition, specifically a Buccal Swab.

The Science Behind the Madness (Retinal Scans) Retinal Scans – Beam of low-energy infrared light casted into eye when looking at scanner Traces a standard pattern on the retina – Retinal blood vessels are put into a template and compared to the template that was captured in the “entering the database” process Pros – Very accurate – Quick scan – Cannot be forged – Error rate of 01 in 10 million Cons – Entering the database is not time efficient

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The Science Behind the Madness (Vascular Pattern Recognition) Vascular Pattern Recognition – Nearly-infrared light passing through the skin Due to blood vessel absorbance, veins appear and create a template – Scans are compared to same template – Can be done through back of hand, palm, or finger Pros – Difficult to Copy – Less Contact – Capable of Multiple Patching – No Need For Keys or Passwords Cons – Blood Has to be Flowing – Amputees Can’t Use It – Very Expensive

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The Science Behind the Madness (Buccal Swab) Buccal Swab – Back of cheek is swabbed with a generally long swab Removes cells to be examined by police investigators and medical lab technicians – Compared to template that is created when entering the database Pros – Very Accurate – Hard to Replicate Cons – Time Consuming – Not Updated Database If database is not updated regularly, some of the deceased’s DNA could take up room on the database, causing possible issues – Using Other DNA

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Limitations DNA can be copied. Equipment can be very expensive Eye trouble – Those who have medically diagnosed eye complications may have trouble with the retinal scans Blood Circulation – Vascular pattern recognition may be a present issue with those with blood disorders/diseases – Vein Complications Time consuming – Entering the database would not be time efficient and may cause patient discomfort Need regularly updated databases

Beating the Seemingly Impossible Copying of DNA – Nearly the only way to beat our system is to have copied the DNA of a certified member who has been entered into the database. However, even that process would require very accurate equipment, making it unrealistic. A few days after death, the blood vessels behind the retina start to decompose, therefore making it very difficult to forge a retinal scan. For a vessel pattern recognition to work, the blood must be pumping, so any intruders could not used an unconscious or dead victim. DNA is hard to replicate and is accurate to a T, but can be forged with the right supplies. However, any intruders must provide all three tests, so it is nearly impossible for someone to invade the database of information.

Success Story Tried to take a government officials important files Retina scan stopped them before they reached upper tier

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