Appreciating modern biometrics
When we discuss biometrics, and specifically using automated systems, you might ask, where did the concept originate? In this section, we’ll travel through the evolution of biometrics, from the early use of body measurements to the FBI’s identification division’s use of fingerprints in 1924, to today’s sophisticated systems. Let’s have a look at some of the early uses of biometrics to identify an individual.
Traveling back in time
Historically, the use of biometrics can date back over several centuries, where the use of a fingerprint was used to validate a business transaction. Next, let’s start by learning how the early manual methods paved the way to automation.
Using manual methods
In the late 1880s, there were several individuals, including Henry Faulds and Sir Francis Galton, who outlined the use of quantifiable identification methods such as face and fingerprints to identify individuals. However...
