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Re:FBI Child ID App by SapporoChris on Wednesday July 06, 2022 @11:08AM (#32002113)
While most people do have stable iris patterns it is not the case for everyone. Numerous conditions can cause changes in the eyes. Glaucoma being the most obvious one, but there are a whole host of other conditions like lisch nodules, Uveal melanoma, etc.

However, perhaps with training, identification could be made in spite of changes to the iris.

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Re:FBI Child ID App by Tade0 on Thursday July 07, 2022 @05:55AM (#32011894)
The algorithms used are pretty robust - your typical iris scan won't be done with a fully opened eye and there's also the question of eyelashes. Some examples:

https://www.researchgate.net/figure/The-outline-boundaries-s...

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Re:FBI Child ID App by SapporoChris on Tuesday July 12, 2022 @12:53PM (#32072674)
Interesting link, thank you. Sorry for the late reply. The idea of wearing camouflaged contact lenses, and the work to defeat the attempt is interesting.
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Re:FBI Child ID App by lwswl on Wednesday July 06, 2022 @03:44PM (#32005847)
Interesting
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