Biometrics were first used to track local nationals overseas.
Fingerprint readers, facial recognition, speech recognition... anything really that can be used to uniquely identify a person, in the way of the physcial structure can be used for biometrics.
Biometrics are helpful tools for security and identity verification. They are especially useful to establish the identity where a person might be stranger to the other, for example huge databases like banks. Biometrics identify on the basis of features unique to an individual, like signature, finger print, iris etc. These are difficult to forge. Biometrics used in home doors do not require carrying a key, or the fear of the key getting stolen. Biometrics are also used to identify criminals and determine their identity.
Biometrics is the science of characteristics that are unique to each individual - such as fingerprints or irises. Biometrics is often used by: companies, governments, military, border control, hospitals, banks, etc. to either verify a person's identity ie: allowing access to a certain building area, computer files, border crossings, or to identify individuals to retain information about them ie: criminals, forensics, etc.
Smartcards are about using the card to identify you, whereas biometrics are about identifying you through fingerprints, speech, facial recognition etc... A smartcard can be stolen or replicated and used. Whereas biometrics cant be stolen or replicated (at least in theory).
Applications of biometrics are broadly classfied into three categories: 1. Forensic Applications; 2. Government Applications and 3. Commercial Applicatuions
At important places.
Fingerprint readers, facial recognition, speech recognition... anything really that can be used to uniquely identify a person, in the way of the physcial structure can be used for biometrics.
Biometrics are often used to ensure security for confidential data. Biometrics can be used to unlock computers for those in a variety of fields and can be used to identify those who may have access to controlled areas. India is even trying to use biometrics to identify most of its population.
Biometrics are helpful tools for security and identity verification. They are especially useful to establish the identity where a person might be stranger to the other, for example huge databases like banks. Biometrics identify on the basis of features unique to an individual, like signature, finger print, iris etc. These are difficult to forge. Biometrics used in home doors do not require carrying a key, or the fear of the key getting stolen. Biometrics are also used to identify criminals and determine their identity.
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Biometrics is not as safe as you might wish, they hack your finger off and use it to enter a home, haven't you watched enough tv yet?
Biometrics is the science of characteristics that are unique to each individual - such as fingerprints or irises. Biometrics is often used by: companies, governments, military, border control, hospitals, banks, etc. to either verify a person's identity ie: allowing access to a certain building area, computer files, border crossings, or to identify individuals to retain information about them ie: criminals, forensics, etc.
Smartcards are about using the card to identify you, whereas biometrics are about identifying you through fingerprints, speech, facial recognition etc... A smartcard can be stolen or replicated and used. Whereas biometrics cant be stolen or replicated (at least in theory).
Behavioral and physiological
Behavioral and physiological
Applications of biometrics are broadly classfied into three categories: 1. Forensic Applications; 2. Government Applications and 3. Commercial Applicatuions
Biometrics is an advance method over the traditionally used bar codes.Biometrics comprises methods for uniquely recognizing humans based upon one or more intrinsic physical or behavioral traits. In computer science, in particular, biometrics is used as a form of identity access management and access control. It is also used to identify individuals in groups that are under surveillance.