Private sector wary of ‘unproven’ biometrics
According to biometrics expert Angela Sasse, the unproven nature of biometrics is proving a stumbling block as the private sector is slow on the uptake of bio security.
‘There have been no large-scale trials by companies not involved in the biometrics industry,’ she said. ‘There have been small frequent traveller trials by airlines, but they have tended to be educated, tech-savvy males, which is not a representative sample of the UK population.’
Logistical issues around the process of capturing biometrics, and unresolved difficulties with, for example, people with dark eyes or worn fingerprints, are also slowing progress.
‘The number of problems at the moment is really quite appalling,’ said Sasse.
Early adopters are expected to be banks and financial services companies, and while some predict a less than comprehensive penetration by biometrics into the wider security picture, only time will tell how far this technology will go.
Source - VNUnet