Biometrics is the science of identifying people through physical characteristics. It includes technologies that can differentiate people by their facial structure, fingerprints and more. These technologies have been around for decades, but until recently have they been exploding in growth. With lower costs, improvement in accuracy and acceptance from the public, biometrics is now especially… Read more »
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The security concerns that arise with biometrics and what to know
Buying groceries without pulling out your wallet isn’t that far fetched. Since the rise of biometrics, the convenience of using your body as an authentication of your identity will replace old habits, like paying with a credit card, with new ones, like scanning your face. Research on biometric technology has amped up in the recent… Read more »
The pros and cons of biometrics in the healthcare industry
Did you know that your heart beat is unique to you? In fact, there are even wearables that measure and convert your heart beat into passcodes. That’s biometrics for you. Biometrics has the capacity to transform nearly every industry into a metric art form, including health and IT security. Data security is critical in the… Read more »