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Biometric authentication has many benefits, one of which is higher
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Biometric authentication has many benefits, one of which is higher security because unique biological features like fingerprints, iris patterns, or facial features are hard to copy or steal. Compared to traditional password-based methods, this makes it less likely that someone will get in without permission, which improves system security overall. Biometric authentication also gets rid of the need for users to remember complicated passwords. This makes it easier to log in and lowers the risk of credentials being stolen or forgotten. Biometrics can also make authentication easy and quick, which speeds up access to devices or systems and improves the user experience. Biometric authentication, on the other hand, worries privacy advocates a lot. One big worry is that biometric data could be hacked or used in the wrong way, which could lead to identity theft or unauthorized surveillance. Once biometric data is stolen, it can’t be changed easily like passwords can. This puts people’s privacy and safety at risk in the long term. Also, the widespread use of biometrics makes people worry about mass surveillance and the government meddling in people’s lives, which leads to fears of a surveillance state. These worries show how important it is to have strong privacy rules and safety measures to keep people’s biometric information safe from being misused or abused.
It takes a lot of testing and evaluation to compare the accuracy of two biometric systems that use different human traits. To rate how well biometric systems work, you can use accuracy metrics like False Acceptance Rate (FAR), False Rejection Rate (FRR), and Equal Error Rate (EER). Real-world testing in a variety of settings and conditions can also give information about how reliable and useful each system is. But it’s important to compare biometric authentication systems based on things like how easy they are to use, how much they cost, and how much they can grow. This way, you can be sure that they will work for your specific application.
Reference
Alwahaishi, S., & Zdrálek, J. (2020, November). Biometric authentication security: an overview. In 2020 IEEE International Conference on Cloud Computing in Emerging Markets (CCEM) (pp. 87-91). IEEE.
Turley, J. (2020). Anonymity, obscurity, and technology: Reconsidering privacy in the age of biometrics. BUL Rev., 100, 2179.