To begin, biometrics are considered unique physical characteristics, such as DNA, palm prints, fingerprints and even facial recognition, that can be used in an automated form to recognize a person. In sum, biometrics are biological measurements (“Next Generation Identification”). In the criminal justice field, biometrics are used often to identify suspects. Examples of this type of technology include Advanced Fingerprint Identification Technology (AFIT), and the Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System (IAFIS). Biometrics are important in today’s world and with the rapid advancement of technology, we can expect the use of them to increase in the upcoming years. This paper focuses on the potential uses for biometrics, and the …show more content…
Some of the examples that are potential uses for biometrics are airport security, building access, cars, blood banks, and school. It can be used with airport security because when passengers look into a camera, it scans your eyes and iris. Once that camera scans you that goes into a database and it collects information about. That’s why in airports it’s very easy for securities to recognize who you are. In building’s, it uses fingerprints to let you enter building’s and it recognizes who you are. In cars, you have voice recognitions, Bluetooth and other technology in a vehicle that can run or play. Blood banks uses iris recognitions and fingerprints for patients who donate blood and keep information about them. It can be used in school by having face recognitions for students, stuff and recognizable who belong in that school or who enters the building (“5 Ways Biometric Technology is Used in Everyday …show more content…
Many systems in today’s society require us to remember multiple passwords, for multiple things. With biometrics, the need to remember those tedious passwords, along with changing them every so often is eliminated. Biometric data on an individual will not be the same as any other person, and will not make extreme changes. It makes it that much easier to scan an individual’s iris and use it for the remainder of time, unless the system becomes breached somehow. Security systems that use biometrics can be established quickly and with ease as it only takes a few moments to scan a fingerprint or an eye. In areas where individuals are pressed for time, biometrics presents an increase in convenience because one does not have to input their complex password in, but rather just have their fingerprint or eye scanned. If a security system is equipped with multiple biometric capabilities, it allows for a two-layer authentication before being allowed access. For example, the system could require your fingerprints along with a facial recognition, or a scan of your