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**//__Definition:__//** Technology that measures and automatically identifies human body characteristics and traits, such as fingerprints and voice, for authentication purposes. 

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__//**How does it work?**//__
 * First, a user must be enrolled in the system and their template is captured. This template is stored on a database or on a smart card
 * Then, this template is used for matching when a person needs to be identified
 * The system can be either a verification or identification system

__//**Biometric Devices:**//__
 * A reader or scanning device
 * Software that converts the scanned information into digital form and compares it to the human version
 * A database that stores the biometric data for comparison

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 * = **//Verification //** ||= **//Identification //** ||
 * < * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Am I who I claim I am?
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Confirming or denying a person’s identity

||< * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Who am I?
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Recognise a user from a list of users on a database

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<span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">__//**Advantages:**//__
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">The person actually has to be present to be identified
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">You don’t need to remember a password
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Greater security and less chance of fraud

<span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">__//**Applications:**//__

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<span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">//__**Ethical Issues:**__//


 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Privacy and data protection – is the personal information being stored secure?
 * <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Potential for misuse and ability to ‘trick’ the system – for example, hacking the machine

<span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">__//**Biometrics in Movies: The Incredibles**//__

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<span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">__//**Further Information:**//__
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Carson Analytics - Biometrics
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Nova Science - Biometrics
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Security Solutions - Basics of Biometrics
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Biometrics Video - Youtube

<span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">__//**Bibliography**//__
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Carson Analytics, (2007). Biometrics: An Overview (online). Available: [] 24/8/10
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Security Solutions, (2003). Biometrics: The Basics (online). Available: [] 24/8/10
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Search Security, (2010). What is Biometrics? (online). Available: [] 24/8/10
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Nova Science, (2010). Biometrics - Useful Sites (online). Available: [] 24/8/10