Medical ID Theft and Biometrics

Hospital starts scanning vein patterns to bring up medical records (Yahoo News)

According to a study created by the Ponemon Institute in 2010, over 1.4 million adults were victims of identity theft in 2009. Medical identity theft typically includes gaining access to pharmaceuticals or getting fraudulent insurance payouts.

Seldom does a day go by that I don't learn about some social ill caused by hacking society's ID systems or the ways biometrics are being applied in order to make it harder.