"The Face Behind the Mask: Is Ethan Hunt the Blueprint for Our Future?" We all remember the shock in 1996 when Ethan Hunt peeled away his face to reveal another. We called it 'movie magic.' But as we step further into the new millennium, the line between the silver screen and the black budget is starting to blur. Have you noticed the 'coincidences'? In 1996, the film showed us a high-speed biometric hack using a laptop that seemed impossible then. Yet, today in 2000, we see the birth of the Digital Identity and the first retail fingerprint scanners. But look closer at the masks. What if the 'Lament' isn't just a prop? What if they are developing the ability to replicate the human likeness so perfectly that we will soon live in a world where you can never be sure who is standing in front of you? Think about the 'Red Light/Green Light' sequence from the first film—the silent, high-altitude infiltration. It felt like a dream, but isn...