Denis Ten
Denis Ten
Jul 20, 2017 · 2 min read

Fingerprint.

Back in 2011, I heard such an idea as transferring all necessary identification documents to a smartphone. Be it right, passport, insurance or anything else. Not so long ago, this idea was publicly voiced by an official from Kazakhstan.

Many people liked it. Including me.

However, the likelihood of implementing this idea is small, since the average salary in the country is about $450 (https://tradingeconomics.com/kazakhstan/wages).

Monthly, not daily.

The average cost of a smartphone in 2017 is $245 (https://www.statista.com/statistics/484583/global-average-selling-price-smartphones/), which prevails 50% of the monthly salary plus in addition to spending on gadgets, there are many others, no less vital expenses.

If in big cities, this idea sounds intriguing, then in the less developed regions it rather resembles the final works of Alfred Schnittke. (like man, what’s going on?!)

At the national level, it would be interesting to introduce a unified, improved technology for identifying individuals through a fingerprint.

Thanks to my fictional software support, a fingerprint besides the ID role could also act as a driver’s license, a student card or a public transport pass. The risk of forging documents would be reduced to a very-very minimum. No need for a smartphone. Pure transparency monitored by government.

Through the imprint, a single system would be able to collect and identify documents necessary for life (insurance, letters of recommendation, CVs, etc.).

And even serve as a… wallet.

Payment in stores would have happened on a print. Put a finger, the system momentarily takes the money from the account tied to your personality based on fingerprint. Similar payment principles already exist around us. Hello Blockchain. Hello Cryptocurrencies. No cash needed. Clear transparency. Even too clear.

However, in this ideological, but fictitious system there are several disadvantages.

First, people would turn into cyborgs (hi, humanoid #77163541).

Two, life would be “standard” and boring.

Three, you would have to look after your fingers.

Guns as weapons would be nothing comparing to Swiss knives.

For some reason it is always worth thinking about finance or lifestyle, as Switzerland immediately pops up and remains in the black.

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