Biometrics are:
- Biological measurements
- Physical characteristics
- Behavioural characteristics
These can be used to identify individuals.
Examples include:
- facial recognition
- fingerprint mapping
- retina scans
- Walking
Biometric Devices are used to identify people. A person’s biological features are scanned and results are stored in a database. When these features are scanned again, the measures are compared with the stored data to see if they match.