1. Biometric Technology Jordan Seaton CIS 320 WKU

2. Essay Questions Which industries would find biometric technology the most useful? Why?

3. What is….? Biometric technology deals with the measurements of the bodies behavioral and physical traits. Biometrics actually traced back to 14 th century.

4. Different types Behavioral biometric technology - Voice recognition - Signature- analyzing signature dynamics Physical Biometric technology - Fingerprinting-Iris Scan - Facial recognition-Retinal Scan - Hand geometry-Vascular patterns -DNA

5. Who uses them? Police- identification Government Agencies- security Businesses-time and attendance Businesses- security clearance areas Computer manufacturers

6. Biometric Technology in use YouTube - BIOMETRIC SECURITY

7. Biometrics Advantages Help identify criminal/terrorist suspects Enhances private information security

8. Biometrics Disadvantages Biometric technology is not 100% foolproof Not always considered ethical

9. How Biometrics technology works Biometrics works by identifying unique characteristics Identifies patterns in the fingerprint Identifies patterns and colors of the iris and retina

10. Biometric technology costs Fingerprinting most inexpensive $200 to $1000 Retina and Iris Scanners $3500 and up