The science behind biometric data
Greetings dear friends of Project.HOPE, it is known that since ancient times the human being has tried to control access to places, or information considered valuable, and particularly in the current context of modernity we have tried to identify the people around us or who belong to our social environment, such as nationality, ethnicity, among other aspects that is being exploited by advances in digital technology to create species of digital certificates, digital signatures, smart cards and biometric identifiers.
Fig. 2 One of the biggest advances in digital biometric technology in fingerprint recognition. Image of public domain, Author: TheDigitalArtist, 2019
As far as biometric identifiers are concerned, these are nothing more than a series of data linked to the specific physiological or behavioral characteristics of each individual, which can be detected by devices and interpreted by computers so that they can be used as our representatives in the digital sphere.
For example, devices that interpret and analyze fingerprint sequences as a method of identification are of vital importance to establish security mechanisms, because they prevent unknown persons from accessing certain private or public spaces, which reduces information leakage and loss of tangible and intangible resources.
The scientific area that studies biometric data is called biometrics, which from a theoretical construct is the science of measuring the human body, and providing data or automatic records that serve for the specific recognition of persons based on behavioral or physical traits intrinsic to the bodily characteristics of each individual.
Now, although in the current context of modernity much progress has been made in terms of biometric modalities, it is essential to continue researching new and particular modalities such as hearing, smell, moles, scars, among other categories that allow for greater accuracy in the identification process.
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES CONSULTED:
[1] Maguire M The birth of biometric security. Article: Online access
[2] Wayman J., Jain A., Maltoni D., and Maio D An Introduction to Biometric Authentication Systems. Article: Online access
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hello @lupafilotaxia,
i believe that nowadays there are sensors that are able to evaluate even the way a person walks to know if it is an impostor, in the future i believe that this technology will be able to recognise a person wiht 100% effectiveness
Greetings friend @trabajosdelsiglo
Exactly, even one of the most interesting methods devised thanks to biometrics is motion recognition.
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These recognition methods are undoubtedly revolutionizing security, nowadays biometric recognition software can identify people by their face, height and a combination of different aspects that make better protection of certain places.
Greetings friend Emilio @emiliomoron
That's right, there are multiple recognition methods that have been devised in such a short time, one of the most interesting is motion recognition.
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This has really helped security, except the part in movies where the cut people's thumb or gorge their eyes out. Nice read though
Greetings @valchiz
As I indicated before, nature is perfect, it is a pity that we are the ones who always focus on these things that happen in the movies, which in effect are projections of what is realemete in the mind of the human being.
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Sooner we will see that biometric will be everywhere from your card to your room as we are making advancement in technology we can see more to come in this field.
Greetings friend @adityajainxds, it is true biometrics is advancing rapidly, soon it will be part of our daily activities. Thanks for leaving your comment.