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Biometric Protection

Consumers embrace iris and fingerprint scanning for heightened security

Implications - With a heavier reliance on convenience and the cloud, people have made themselves more vulnerable to identity and data theft. A technology arms race between hi-tech criminal activity and protection has begun and consumers are seeking biometric protection to authenticate their identities.
Trend Themes
1. Biometric Authentication - The implementation of biometric technology in various devices and systems can provide heightened security for the consumers from identity and data theft. This includes biometric wallets, online security, bar tabs, anti-snooping backup devices, eye scanning phone locks, and fingerprint password protectors
2. Fingerprint Scanning Technology - Fingerprint scanning technology is a viable alternative for conventional security measures to authenticate identity and access control. This includes fingerprint security wallets, fingerprint-scanning deadbolts, and biometric authentication
3. Iris Scanning Technology - Iris scanning technology is a viable alternative to traditional password security systems for enhanced security. The implementation of iris-scanning technology can provide a higher level of authenticating identity and access control in a range of settings - at homes and offices. An example of such a system is Hoyos Group EyeLock.
Industry Implications
1. Cybersecurity and Identity Theft Protection - The use of biometrics in security systems can provide consumers with enhanced security from cybercrime and identity theft.
2. Internet of Things (iot) and Smart Home - The use of advanced security systems such as biometrics and iris scanning technology in IoT and smart homes can provide higher levels of security to traditional approaches to security. This has implications for home and office security systems.
3. Authentication and User Identification Systems - The use of biometric technology in authentication and user identification systems has disruptive potential across a range of industries, from payment systems to securing confidential information.
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Featured Examples

Fingerprint Security Wallets
Fingerprint Security Wallets
Dunhill's Biometric Wallets Uses High Security Technology
Dunhill's biometric wallet uses this technology to keep cash and cards safe. Using the biometric technology makes it harder for pickpockets to steal the contents inside the wallet. The wallet comes with… MORE
Iris-Verified Online Security
Iris-Verified Online Security
Hoyos Group EyeLock Will See that You Never Get Hacked Again
As much as alphanumeric passwords keep your private accounts a mostly protected, the Hoyos Group EyeLock can guarantee that you'll never again have you online identity compromised again. The hi-tech device… MORE
Eye Scanning Phone Locks
Eye Scanning Phone Locks
The Eyeverify Ensures It's You by Scanning Your Eye In a Snap
One of the best ideas in verification technology yet, the EyeVerify easily unlocks your smartphone all by glancing at your phone. The software operates by something called eye vein biometrics. In... MORE
Fingerprint Scanning Deadbolts
Fingerprint Scanning Deadbolts
This Deadbolt Allows for Keyless, Fingerprint-Enabled Entry
This fingerprint-enabled deadbolt is perfect for anyone who has ever locked themselves out of their house. All you need to activate the Kwikset Signatures SmartScan Biometric Deadbolt is your... MORE
play_circle_filledFingerprint Password Protectors
Fingerprint Password Protectors
Secure Your Personal Information with myIDkey Identity Cards
Not just another memory stick, the myIDkey keeps all of your highly personal information in one place, with technology that far surpasses normal identity cards. Fingerprint-activated, this USB... MORE
Biometric Bar Tabs
Biometric Bar Tabs
The Ushuaia Ibiza Beach Hotel Utilizes the Biometric PayTouch System
Vacationers at the Ushuaïa Ibiza Beach Hotel in Ibiza, Spain, now have an easier way to pay for things thanks to the PayTouch system. The PayTouch system is a biometric payment system, designed to... MORE
Anti-Snooping Backup Devices
Anti-Snooping Backup Devices
The Biometric Hard Drives Support Up to Five Sets of Prints
The Aegis Bio-USB 3.0 Biometric hard drives secure the user’s precious downloads and other files using their own fingerprints. While backing up the computer’s files onto a hard drive seems... MORE

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