Best Practice Report

Navigating The Emerging Risks Of Biometric Technologies

How To Manage The Technical And Privacy Risks Of Biometrics

September 7th, 2020
Merritt Maxim, VP, Research Director
Merritt Maxim VP, Research Director
Elsa Pikulik, null
Elsa Pikulik
With contributors:
Stephanie Balaouras , Heidi Shey , Enza Iannopollo , Benjamin Corey , Karen Traikovich

Summary

Biometrics has expanded well beyond fingerprint scanning with new use cases leveraging a variety of modalities such as facial and voice recognition that can improve user experience and enhance or replace existing authentication approaches to reduce fraud. However, regulatory and privacy concerns are a potential barrier to broader biometric deployments. This report helps security and risk (S&R) pros to understand the technologies, regulatory environment, and privacy implications in order to launch a successful and compliant biometric deployment.

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