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Military Works on High-Tech IDs

Future versions of military identification cards will encode information about fingerprints or other physical characteristics, the Pentagon`s latest move to tighten security. The newest cards already have information such as name, rank and serial number on a computer chip embedded in the card under the user`s picture. The Defense Department passed out the one-millionth computerized ID card earlier this week to an Army soldier who works at the Pentagon. Full Story