Fingerprint checks and iris scans may be the most popular ways of biometric identification for the time being, but it looks like they might soon be joined - if not surpassed - by outer ear scanning.

Well, we must agree that every way has it pros and cons, and that it is highly unlikely that one will become the de facto standard for every situation, but this late arrival to the biometric party may prove to be ideal for some.

To find the idea of biometric identification through "ear recognition" suitable, one must be aware of the fact that the ear is a part of our body that changes relatively little during our life span.

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