Biometric technologies promise many benefits, including stronger user authentication,
greater user convenience, improved security, and operational efficiencies. These …

This article is a précis of a paper released by the Information and Privacy Commissioner of
Ontario, Canada, Ann Cavoukian, and biometric scientist, Alex Stoianov. The paper …

This paper looks at privacy-enhanced uses of biometrics, with a particular focus on the
privacy and security advantages of Biometric Encryption (BE). It considers the merits of …

An organization should address ethical issues including privacy before deploying biometric
systems. Threats to informational privacy rights related to potential data misuse, function …

Biometrics offers greater security and convenience than traditional methods of personal
recognition. In some applications, biometrics can replace or supplement the existing …

Introduction: Security is a major concern in modern society, especially given the utilisation of
digital techniques in the creation, editing and distribution of sensitive data. Digital data can …

A biometric is defined as a unique, measurable, biological characteristic or trait for
automatically recognizing or verifying the identity of a human being. Statistically analyzing …

The field of biometrics is concerned with recognizing individuals by means of unique
physiological or behavioral characteristics. In practical systems, several biometric modalities …

Cryptography is the backbone upon which modern security has been established. For
authentication, conventional cryptography depends on either secret knowledge such as …

Biometrics increasingly form the basis of identification and recognition across many
sensitive applications. But as the use of biometric systems increases, so do the threats …