Biometrics

Biometrics From fans at the Superbowl having their faces scanned and matched against a database of criminals, to elementary school kids using thumb scans to purchase their lunches, biometric technology is rapidly becoming a part of our everyday lives. The primary role of biometrics is to identify an individual for law enforcement. Because of its many uses, it is difficult to establish an all-encompassing definition. The most accurate definition of biometrics is the automated use …showed first 75 words of 499 total…

…showed last 75 words of 499 total…there are several steps involved in airport security. First of all, everyone is required to have their id’s checked. After that you must walk through a metal detector and your luggage is sent through an X-ray machine, metal detector, and chemical snifters (Tyson 1). It would seem obvious that preventing a terrorist from boarding a plane would be in everyone’s best interests. If that is true; biometrics could play a huge role in this.