Tech News & Trends
Biometrics in the Here and Now
Nearly $2 billion was lost in e-commerce sales in 2006 due to security concerns of U.S. adults, according to Gartner estimates. If every online purchase used some form of biometric authentication to manage the person's digital identification, only the account holder would be able to make a purchase final.
The day has come for Fingerprint biometrics; it’s real technology for real people. Spurred by the size and cost advantages of fingerprint sensors and a growing need for security, biometric fingerprint technology is being integrated into more and more devices, including laptop PCs from the leading manufacturers around the world.
February 2008