Opposing view on Biometrics
Would you use biometrics to start living your healthy lifestyle? What about to take over that tablet that has all of your passwords in it? Biometrics is the start to a new world future. But the bigger question is how big is it going to change the world.
First, Biometrics is currently being used first as a health wellness initiative (EBN). A biometric health screening is a short 20-25 minute appointment (Providence). The screening uses certain body measurements and a small blood sample obtained by a finger stick. The following data is collected: height and weight which is used to calculate BMI (body mass index), systolic and diastolic blood pressure, total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol and glucose (Providence). At the University of Michigan biometrics screenings are held every other January with their physical activity tracking program. This exercise initiative usually attracts 11,000 to 12,000 participants and tracks their physical activity such as running, yoga, and swimming (EBN). The school usually gets around 18,000 people to participate in the biometric screenings. As the tests have progressed they have become more and more accurate (EBN). The finger stick test offers a quick view into a person’s health. These tests aren’t as accurate as in a lab but, of the 9.4% of people that got tested in 2009 for high cholesterol it dropped increasingly in 2012 by 4.7%. With just a finger stick test the professionals are able to know our BMI, blood pressure and glucose levels. If its truly that easy of a process more people should be getting involved in biometrics testing technology.
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...s enthusiasm (TFIN). Biometrics in the classroom is still in its testing phase (TFIN). The goal is five years from now for this technology to be in classrooms (TFIN).
In conclusion, biometric technology can be used in a number of amazing ways. From physical workouts, annual checkups at work to your cell phone in the palm of your hand. Biometric technology is the start to the beginning of the future.
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By the 19th century, the criminology research scholars have had a keen interest in biometric identification, they hope to combine physical characteristics with criminal tendencies, which resulting in a series of measuring devices, and also collected a large amount of data. Since then, the concept of measuring a person's physical characteristics are finalized, fingerprints also become the identification of international methodological standards for public security agencies. People often debate whether fingerprints have absolutely unique, and also thought that the different countries have the different standard for identifying fingerprints. So far, it is still the most widely methods of public security organs, and the process is also automated.
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This issue will change society immensely because if we have the laws set into place, we can restrict the number of people who have it by issuing fingerprint scanners, background checks, and etc.
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Biometrics is described as the use of human physical features to verify identity and has been in use since the beginning of recorded history. Only recently, biometrics has been used in today’s high-tech society for the prevention of identity theft. In this paper, we will be understanding biometrics, exploring the history of biometrics, examples of today’s current technology and where biometrics are expected to go in the future.
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One important reason that advancements in technology are bad is Personal identifying information can be found by anyone who has a computer. People’s personal information, like address and medical history can be found, because almost everything is online. ID theft is a growing problem in the United States. “The scope of ID theft has grown so quickly that it now takes up a substantial and growing portion of law enforcement resources.” This means that ID theft is becoming a big problem. Once your ID is stolen it can be very difficult to get back what you lost.“Though the costs of getting your money back have declined, victims aren't getting back all of what was taken”. This means that when people’s things get stolen over the internet, they may not get everything back that was taken.Technology is so advances people’s personal information can be accessed by anyone with a laptop, and that is something that needs to be changed.
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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
Nowadays, the information is the most treasured asset in an organization, due to it along with the experience represents the input necessary to take appropriate decisions and consequently to have success in the business. Almost all the information and knowledge related with the processes business, goods and services offered by a company, is processed, managed and stored through technology and information systems, thus the security of information has become increasingly important and plays a critical role in the enterprise government.
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