According to Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary, biometrics is defined as “the measurement and analysis of unique physical or behavioral characteristics (as fingerprint or voice patterns) especially as a means of verifying personal identity”. While a flash drive defined as is “a data storage device that uses flash memory; specifically : a small rectangular device that is designed to be plugged directly into a USB port on a computer and is often used for transferring files from one computer to another ”.
There are two types of Biometric Identifiers Physiological and Behavioral, under Physiological Identifiers are DNA, Fingerprints, Face Recognition, Hand Geometry, Iris Recognition, Odour/Scent, and Palmprint, while under the
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Typing Patterns is somehow similar to Signature Dynamics the only difference is that Typing Patterns are executed within the keyboard of a computer or a laptop in short a password. Eye Scan is usually seen in spy movies, Eye Scan is the most expensive biometric due to its accuracy and can also scan your retina or iris, the procedure however is slow and inconvenient that may make the users uneasy. Fingerprint Recognition is a biometric that reads your fingerprints, fingerprints are unique each of us have different fingerprints, but there are reports that fingerprints can be stolen in many various ways. Similar to Fingerprint Scanning, Hand or palm geometry reads your whole hand and also measures the length and width of your hand, they also say that it is more user friendly than the Eye Scan but it is also slow and inconvenient. The Voice Recognition’s concept is to identify the voice of the speaker in order to access the files stored in a specific storage such as smart phones or laptop. And the last biometric is the Facial Recognition which uses distinctive facial features like the location of the nose and the eyes, areas around the cheekbones, the sides of the mouth, and the …show more content…
Also it has a hardware based 256-bit AES (Advance Encryption Standard) data encryption, and also having varying levels of FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standardization) 140-2 Level 3 validation. But with great security bears great cost, the price ranges from 1GB to 32Gb it has a suggested retail price of $99 to $349 depending on the capacity. It’s also tamper-resistant because you will not see any screws outside the flash drive. The Defender F200 requires to passwords, the first on is the fingerprint scan and the second one is a Typing Pattern. The one advantage of the F200 is that you can choose whether you want two passwords or only one, for example I would only use the fingerprint scan as my password on my evaluation unit. All of these biometrics can be installed in a flash drive for tightened security for your flash drive so no one can easily access your data or files in your flash
... include smart phones, cellphones, IPod, and MP3 devices. They get this distinction because they are small enough to be handheld (Bennett, 2011). The IPad does not fall into this category because it is considered more of a computer and less of a hand held device. These devices are very popular and many contain storage devices that are similar to a laptop. They are easily portable and can run many applications that a regular computer can run (Bennett, 2011). The reason these are so vital to digital forensics is that they typically contain large amounts of personal and organizational information. They are also used because they are essentially portable data carriers (Bennett, 2011). Because of their ease of use and types of data they contain, they have great potential for incriminating data and can be utilized as evidence in criminal cases (Bennett, 2011).
In William Safire’s “The Threat of National ID”, he argues against a National ID card. Safire published an article in the New York Times to establish different context. Safire gives details about the use of National ID card at different places in different situations. He emphasizes that many Americans are willing to give up personal privacy in return for greater safety, but none of us have privacy regarding where we go and what we do all the time. Safire disputes that mandatory National ID become necessary for people to prevent fear of terror attack.
My field of study is Criminal Justice. A new development in this field had been put in place by the FBI this new development is Next Generation Identification system or (NGI) which is what it will be referred to in this essay. NGI is what will be enhancing and/or replacing IAFIS which is the current system used my law enforcement. NGI is a state-of -the-art biometric identification service. NGI is a one point two billion dollar investment by the U.S. federal government. It will take a total of ten years for NGI to be fully activated. NGI is divided into six different stages, which are ten-print processing, RISC, national palm repository and latent searches,facial recognition and Rap Back,Iris recognition, and Tech refresh.
Everyone is entitled to privacy when it comes to law enforcement. To make the public, and the officers protecting them, feel protected, the implementation of new technology in the police force has occurred. Sometimes, this equipment backfires and ends up doing more harm than the good that it promised. When this occurs, a revaluation of what is going on should happen to make sure improvements are made. As shown by the recent privacy violations to the Round Lake Police Department regarding body-worn-cameras, officers need to become more familiar with the technology they are using and stricter policies about their use are necessary to ensure the equipment is working properly.
The identity theory of mind holds that states and processes of the mind are identical to states and processes of the brain thus particular psychological states are identical with particular type of physical state. Many objections have been lay out by philosophers who have evaluated this theory one objection that is particularly strong is the Martian and octopus criticism which state that if identity theory is true, than these species should not feel pain, but if they do feel pain than identity theory is not true.
The use of body cameras in law enforcement is an affective and useful addition to everyday equipment . Body cameras provide hard evidence, benefit officers and citezens, increase transparency and accountablity of officers, and improve overall behavior for both parties. Body cameras are wearable cameras used by law enforcement to record interactions that they make while on duty. Departments have been using body cameras for a while, but due to recent incedents more departments are putting them to use.
The view of identity seems to be defined by facial features and social constructed views. Depending on the recent look of someone it may just be more then just color but also background. In this essay I will explain how I relate to some recent views based on philosophers I may agree and disagree with in order to describe my identity. Identity is much more then just being labeled as a race, it can be based on much more.
Am I Yaman Hussayni or a Syrian? A question that has been stuck in the halls of my brain for the past week. As it seems to be the issue of identity is a complicated one. Do we choose our identity or it chooses us? And what is identity exactly? According to common idea in society identity is a very general word as it has several branches, cultural identity, personal identity, or even educational one are only some of them. To me, identity is the state of mind by which someone is directly recognized as character in public. It is the fragments of our life that will always remain with us, the permanently unchanging parts of us. Our looks, our beliefs, our culture, the places and things
By combining the Greek words “bio”, which stands for “life”, and “metrics”, which stands for “measure”, you produce the term “biometrics” or “life measurements”. To understand biometrics at the most basic level, all one has to do is to picture a loved one in their mind. A human can specifically recognize another human by remembering an eye color, a hair color, a nose shape, a wart, or any combination of facial features. While the human mind is capable of remembering the physical characteristics of several humans, it is impossible to retain, reference, and sort thousands of biometric data which may contain details down to the molecular level. Today, this has been made easier by computer technology.
The quest to find one’s identity and have a sense of individuality is rampant in Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go. The humanistic urge to have purpose is embodied in the characters of Kathy, Tommy and Ruth very differently. They each know that their life’s purpose is to donate until “completion,” yet on the way there they explore themselves and find out there is more to each of them than their vital organs, even if that is how society has labeled them.
I have taken up the research topic Biometrics and Ethics and would like to analyze how Biometric has become part of our everyday life and with it what are the ethical challenges human race faces. Biometrics is the statistical measure of biological beings; it is a system which is used in identifying a person by verifying a physical characteristic or attribute. The reason for its existence is to provide a single computer system login that can immediately detect fraudulent attempts seeking unauthorized access. It is the application of technologies that uses physical traits such as hand geometry, facial and voice recognition, iris and retinal scans in order to verify or recognize a person’s identity. (BITE, n.d.)
What is personal identity? This question has been asked and debated by philosophers for centuries. The problem of personal identity is determining what conditions and qualities are necessary and sufficient for a person to exist as the same being at one time as another. Some think personal identity is physical, taking a materialistic perspective believing that bodily continuity or physicality is what makes a person a person with the view that even mental things are caused by some kind of physical occurrence. Others take a more idealist approach with the belief that mental continuity is the sole factor in establishing personal identity holding that physical things are just reflections of the mind. One more perspective on personal identity and the one I will attempt to explain and defend in this paper is that personal identity requires both physical and psychological continuity; my argument is as follows:
Biometrics has really been a captivating part of watching new age movies and futuristic stars bring in the 21st century. Yet, most regular people don’t even know what is behind these alluring “tricks”, and what really classifies as a part of the Biometrics field. Something as simple as a pin number you use for an ATM machine would qualify as part of this realm. Other behavioral characteristics can be things such as a voice print, or a signature. Biometrics can also become so technologically advanced that they can use video surveillance to scan who goes in and out of an area...
Biometric technology is used for the ways humans can be identified by unique aspects of their bodies, such as fingerprints, body odor, our voices and many more. If one was to think about privacy rights, he/she would be concerned about the widespread adoption of these systems, since such systems could easily be used to develop a record of known rebellious people and/or dangerous criminals, to be used for social control purposes. Although that may seem pretty good and a positive thing for the society, one should take into account of the defects and errors of technology. Of the many biometrics technologies that are being developed and are already developed, facial recognition is one of the most threatening because it can be deployed secretly; one may not know whether or when they can be caught in a surveillance camera for such facial recognition biometrics. Additionally, tests have found that the miscalculations for facial biometrics technologies are very high. As a result, according to Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, innocent people can be erroneously identified as dangerous criminals and actual dangerous criminals and/or suspected terrorists can fail to be detected overall, allowing for a huge injustice and unfairness. Privacy rights concerned with biometrics have sparked a concern and should be dealt with; otherwise, this is just one of the
In today’s society, there has been a greater emphasis on identity than in the past. The perception of identity has changed due to the growing human population, and being able to distinguish oneself from the general population. Identity is the uniqueness of a person. As people get older, their identity might change since they become more aware of the society and also are more independent. By creating and recognizing an identity, one can interact with others who have a similar identity. Identity can be formed socially. There are several factors that influence an identity.