You're reading from Identity Management with Biometrics Explore the latest innovative solutions to provide secure identification and authentication

Product type Paperback

Published in Oct 2020

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781838988388

Length 368 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Concepts

Cloud Security

Author (1):

Lisa Bock

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Table of Contents (20) Chapters

Preface

1. Section 1 –Understanding Biometric Authentication

2. Chapter 1: Exploring Biometric Technology FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Biometrics and Mobile Devices

4. Chapter 3: Recognizing Biometric Characteristics

5. Chapter 4: Comparing Advantages and Modalities

6. Section 2 – Applying Biometric Technologies

7. Chapter 5: Implementing Fingerprint Technology

8. Chapter 6: Using Facial Recognition

9. Chapter 7: Learning Iris Recognition

10. Chapter 8: Using Voice Recognition

11. Chapter 9: Considering Alternate Biometrics

12. Section 3 – Deploying a Large-Scale Biometric System

13. Chapter 10: Selecting the Right Biometric

14. Chapter 11: Integrating the Biometric System

15. Chapter 12: Testing and System Deployment

16. Chapter 13: Discovering Practical Biometric Applications

17. Chapter 14: Addressing Privacy Concerns

18. Assessments

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Chapter 14: Addressing Privacy Concerns

Biometric technology is rapidly gaining traction. Massive systems are collecting images of irises, fingerprints, and faces. But who protects our faces, fingerprints and other biometric identifiers? We know that no matter where you live or what you do, it's important to protect your personal information, which includes biometric identifiers. If this information were to fall into the wrong hands, this could affect your security. Because of this, it's time to start thinking about the privacy of our biometric data.

In this chapter, we'll outline the fact that we're seeing how more and more of our personal data can be exposed, and discuss what defines a privacy policy. We'll then examine how Europe and the United States (US) view privacy, along with how certain states offer better protection against the misuse of biometric technology. In the US, citizens are protected by the Constitution and the amendments. We'll see...