Biometric Security

          I know absolutely nothing about this topic. Honestly, I don't even know why I chose it.


Questions:

What is Biometric Security?
Why is it used?
What is it used for?
What is it protecting?


Links:

http://www.digitalpersona.com/LP-GOOGLE/?target=Biometric%20security&gclid=CJD33K361bICFQQGnQodrT8ASw

http://www.fulcrumbiometrics.com/?gclid=CL3IyuX61bICFQTznAod0HwAPA

http://www.findbiometrics.com/biometrics-security/



Things I learned: 

- Biometric security is a way to protect electronic and technological devices by using something from the human body to access it (fingerprint, iris, tongue).

- A device can have many biometric ways of security and some can just have one. Only the person who has it's fingerprint for example registered, is the only one that can access the device.

- Retina scans may interfere with the proper functioning of the device if not scanned properly.

- Gathering the information of the owner of the device (such as his/her fingerprint) is associated with criminal behavior and it can have negative ramifications.

- There are two different types of eye scans (retina and iris). The iris scan is less invasive and less damaging for you eye but weaker. The retina scan is more invasive and more dangerous to the eye itself but a lot safer in terms of security.

- Voice commands are also part of biometric security.

- Fingerprint identification is starting to be used in printers

- Biometric security is now being used in amusement parks that get a lot of visitors to have a better control of their customers.


Summary: 

          Investigating this topic was really interesting because biometric security is one of the most or the most efficient and safe way to have private information away from other people. You can notice that biometric security is used in every single action movie (mostly the ones that have to do with futuristic topics) and nowadays in computers such as Lenovo you can see that they have fingerprint scanners. IN the future maybe passwords won't be used anymore because of this more sophisticated way of keeping information in devices safe. Even here at CNG the gates are incorporating the use of fingerprint to register the entrance to school.


Last Question:

          In how much time will biometric security be used in school computer labs?