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    Biometric devices use automated methods to verify identity based on physiological or behavioral characteristics like fingerprints, facial images, iris, and voice recognition. Examples of biometric use include airport security, law enforcement, banking, and schools. Biometrics provide high security but also risks to privacy from data breaches or inaccurate identification. No system is foolproof so biometrics should be used with another authentication method for added security.

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    Biometric devices use automated methods to verify identity based on physiological or behavioral characteristics like fingerprints, facial images, iris, and voice recognition. Examples of biometric use include airport security, law enforcement, banking, and schools. Biometrics provide high security but also risks to privacy from data breaches or inaccurate identification. No system is foolproof so biometrics should be used with another authentication method for added security.

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    Biometric devices use automated methods to verify identity based on physiological or behavioral characteristics like fingerprints, facial images, iris, and voice recognition. Examples of biometric use include airport security, law enforcement, banking, and schools. Biometrics provide high security but also risks to privacy from data breaches or inaccurate identification. No system is foolproof so biometrics should be used with another authentication method for added security.

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    BIOMETRIC DEVICES

    Biometric Devices
    ⮚Introduction
    ❖ A biometric device is a security identification and authentication device.

    ❖ Such devices use automated methods of verifying or recognising the identity of a


    living person based on a physiological or behavioural characteristic.
    ❖ These characteristics include fingerprints, facial images, iris and voice recognition.
    ❑ Fingerprint
    ▪ Fingerprint recognition is widely considered to be one the oldest and most
    Developed types of biometric recognition.

    ❑ Facial Recognition

    ▪ Facial recognition software measures the geometry of the face, including the
    distance between the eyes, the distance from the chin to the forehead, and
    multiple other points on a person’s face. 
    ❑ Voice Recognition
    ▪ Physically speaking, the shape of a person’s vocal tract, including the nose, mouth, and
    larynx determines the sound produced.

    ❑ Retina
      Scan
    ▪ Retinal scans capture capillaries deep within the eye by using unique near- infrared
    cameras.
    ⮚Real world examples of Biometrics
    ▪  Airport Security
    Biometric technology has been present in airports for some time. Making the journey
    through airports more seamless is a goal shared by airports around the world.

    ▪   Law Enforcement


    Biometrics is widely used across law enforcement with agencies such as the FBI and
    Interpol utilizing biometrics in criminal investigations.

    ▪  Banking
    The banking sector is another embracing biometrics across a range of services in
    order to deliver a more seamless experience for customers.

    ▪ Schools
    The US, UK, Belgium, and other countries already implement biometric technology
    on school premises. It is also a growing technology in U.S. education sector.
    Biometrics enhance the security and make the enrolment process more efficient.
    ⮚Advantages :

    o High security and assurance – Biometric identification provides the answers to

    “something a person has and is” and helps verify identity.


    o User Experience – Convenient and fast.
    o Non-transferrable – Everyone has access to a unique set of biometrics.

    o Spoof-proof – Biometrics are hard to fake or steal.


    ⮚Disadvantages :
    o Costs – Significant investment needed in biometrics for security.
    o Tracking and data – Biometric devices like facial recognition
    systems can limit privacy for users.
    o Data breaches – Biometric databases can still be hacked.
    o False positives, bias and inaccuracy – False rejects
    and false accepts can still occur preventing select
    users from accessing systems.
    ⮚Conclusion
    o Biometrics can be a valuable tool for information security
    o No system is foolproof, because of that it needs to be used in conjunction with
    at least one other method i.e two-factor authentication
    o The requirement of another form of authentication is because by itself
    it will never be secure enough and it gives us another level of security.
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