biometrics
Sign in to saveBiometrics are body measurements and calculations related to human characteristics and features. Biometric authentication (or realistic authentication) is used in computer science as a form of identification and access control. It is also used to identify individuals in groups that are under surveillance.
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Biometrics are measurements and calculations based on your unique physical characteristics, like fingerprints or facial features. They're used in computer systems to verify who you are for security purposes, and they're also used to identify people in surveillance situations.
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- Biometric functionality
- Multimodal biometric system
- Performance
- History
- Adaptive biometric systems
- Recent advances in emerging biometrics
- Operator signatures
- Proposed requirement for certain public networks
- Animal biometrics
- Issues and concerns
- Human dignity
- Privacy and discrimination
- Danger to owners of secured items
- Attacks at presentation
- Surveillance humanitarianism in times of crisis
- Cancelable biometrics
- Proposed soft biometrics
- Data protection of biometric data in international law
- Likelihood of full governmental disclosure
- Data security
- Events where biometric data was compromised
- Legislation and governmental Action
- United States
- Countries applying biometrics
- India's national ID program
- Malaysia's MyKad national ID program
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Biometrics are body measurements and calculations related to human characteristics and features. Biometric authentication (or realistic authentication) is used in computer science as a form of identification and access control. It is also used to identify individuals in groups that are under surveillance.
Biometric identifiers are the distinctive, measurable characteristics used to label and describe individuals. Biometric identifiers are often categorized as physiological characteristics which are related to the shape of the body. Examples include, but are not limited to fingerprint, palm veins, face recognition, DNA, palm print, hand geometry, iris recognition, retina, odor/scent, voice, shape of ears and gait. Behavioral characteristics are related to the pattern of behavior of a person, including but not limited to mouse movement, typing rhythm, gait, signature, voice, and behavioral profiling. Some researchers have coined the term "Behaviometrics" (behavioral biometrics) to describe the latter class of biometrics.