Biometric Technology

Jordan SeatonCIS 320

WKU

Essay Questions

• Which industries would find biometric technology the most useful? Why?

What is….?

• Biometric technology deals with the measurements of the bodies behavioral and physical traits.

• Biometrics actually traced back to 14th century.

Different types

• Behavioral biometric technology- Voice recognition- Signature- analyzing signature dynamics

• Physical Biometric technology- Fingerprinting -Iris Scan- Facial recognition-Retinal Scan- Hand geometry -Vascular patterns-DNA

Who uses them?

• Police- identification• Government Agencies- security• Businesses-time and attendance• Businesses- security clearance areas• Computer manufacturers

Biometric Technology in use

• YouTube - BIOMETRIC SECURITY

Biometrics Advantages

• Help identify criminal/terrorist suspects

• Enhances private information security

Biometrics Disadvantages

• Biometric technology is not 100% foolproof

• Not always considered ethical

How Biometrics technology works

• Biometrics works by identifying unique characteristics

• Identifies patterns in the fingerprint • Identifies patterns and colors of the iris and

retina

Biometric technology costs

• Fingerprinting most inexpensive $200 to $1000

• Retina and Iris Scanners $3500 and up