ATMs using biometrics gaining popularity around world but not in U.S.

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October 13, 2005, 4:54 PM — Privacy concerns and start-up costs have prevented biometric ATMs, which use fingerprint- or iris-scanning to verify a customer's identity, from catching on in the United States, but they are gaining popularity in surprising places.

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