Exercise XI. Translate the texts into Ukrainian. Define the ways of conveying internationalisms and proper names in them. 1. Biometrics: Changing Face of Identity Methods

Ukrainian Cosmonaut Aboard Space Shuttle

The historic first flight of a Ukrainian citizen aboard an Ameri­can spacecraft was a major theme of recent consultation in Kyiv be­tween officials of the Ukrainian National Space Agency (NSAU) and the U.S.space agency NASA.The visit was the fifth by a NASA del­egation to Ukraine this year.

In press conference NSAU General Director Oleksandr Nehoda and NASA Deputy Administrator Arnold Nikogosyan outlined the pro­gram under which Kadenyuk personally conducted 12 of 16 biology experiments scheduled for the November mission. The experiments

focused on the growth and reproduction of cells in space. Kadenyuk's objective was to learn more about gravity's effect on life. The results of his work played an important role in the development of space tech­nology, especially for long-term flights.

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On a hot summer day recently, Johnny Johnson, a travelling salesman 100 miles from home, stopped at a Texaco station to cash a paycheck because someone here knew his face. Or rather, a cer­tain machine knew his face. Mr. Johnson fed his check into a device that looked like an automated teller machine, and smiled for the pea-sized camera. The device, developed by a check-cashing chain called the Mr. Payroll Corp., compared Mr. Johnson's face with the picture it had on file. They matched and Mr. Johnson was given his cash. This machine is one of a new batch of devices that identify people through various bodily characteristics - faces, hands, fingers, eyes, voices, perhaps even smells - using a range of technologies known as bio­metrics, or the statistical measurement of biological phenomena. Bio­metrics has long been the province of spy thrillers and gee-whiz proph­ecies. But until recently it has rarely been used except to guard, say, the entrance to a nuclear plant or sensitive areas at the Central Intel­ligence Agency. This raises privacy concerns because these devices collect a lot of personal data. Already, there is a growing backlash against the use of fingerprints when issuing drivers licenses and cash­ing checks. But biometrics also has real potential to protect against thieves and impostors. One of the fastest growing financial crimes is the theft of identity, with a criminal stealing personal information - like a Social Security number - to tap into someone else's credit or bank account. «You can say that biometrics is inherently personal and therefore inherently violates my privacy,» said Ben Miller, editor of Personal Identification News, a leading trade magazine. «But biomet­rics can be a phenomenal enhancer of privacy.»

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