podcast- emma, caroline, and sally

Biometric scanning is a technology used to recognize individuals by their physical characteristics. It has advantages such as faster authentication and convenience. However, there are drawbacks like false positives, high expenses, and the potential for failure. Biometric systems collect and store data such as voice, face, and fingerprints, creating a biometric template. There are privacy concerns as this data can be used by governments and organizations for identification purposes. Biometrics have been used in court cases to find evidence, such as solving a 30-year-old case and locating a fugitive using facial recognition. The speaker uses biometrics in everyday life through facial and voice recognition. Hey guys, today we're going to be talking about biometric scanning with Emma, Caroline and Sally. What is biometric scanning? Biometric scanning is technology used to recognize individuals by means of physical characteristics. Use it every day on your phone with voice recognition, face recognition and fingerprints. According to mytechsystems.com, two advantages of biometric scanning are faster authentication and convenience for everyday person to use. Are there any harms? Yes, such as false positives when it comes to matching incorrectly to someone else's credentials, expenses ranging from $5,000 to $10,000 and it can fail at any time. The data that is collected can range from voice, face, fingerprints and more. According to innovatrix.com, biometric systems collect these characteristics and store them. Then a special algorithm selects characteristics to create a biometric template. The system can then verify the identity of a person in reference to the biometric database in seconds. One privacy issue is that when biometrics are converted to data, users run the risk of leaving a permanent digital record that governments and organizations can then use to identify you with scary accuracy. According to webmd.com, it is used beyond its intended purpose in court to help find evidence. Fingerprints have helped solve numerous court cases, one even 30 years old. One case that stuck out to me was in 2014. The FBI caught a convicted pedophile that had been on the run for 14 years by using facial recognition technology to locate him. After everything that's been said, have you learned anything new? Yes, I've learned that the data that is collected can range from voice, face, fingerprints and more. According to innovatrix.com, biometric systems collect these characteristics and store them. Then a special algorithm selects characteristics to create a biometric template. The system can then verify the identity of a person in reference to the biometric database in seconds. I use biometrics in my everyday life through facial recognition when opening my phone, voice recognition when I ask Siri questions, and then some people use fingerprint scanning on older phones. Thank you for listening, we hope you learned something new. Signing off, Caroline, Sally, Emma. Thanks for watching.