Fingerprinting to prove ID online

I hope they will not introduce fingerprinting recognition system as described here as I have yet to encounter one that worked reliability on me - from immigration to notebook. This part is true:

"The public is sending an important message to governments and the private sector that they are willing and ready to use sophisticated technology in order to protect themselves against these types of threats."

But that does not mean systems out there are "sophisticated". I am willing to be their beta tester anytime.