Video Cheat Sheet: Biometrics

From fingerprints and iris scans to veins and palm prints

Published: 18 December 2007 14:11 GMT by silicon.com

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silicon.com's latest Video Cheat Sheet looks at the various types of biometric technology - from fingerprints and irises to veins and facial recognition - and how it is being used by both private sector organisations and the government.

Click on the video window above to find out more from silicon.com's editor Steve Ranger and deputy editor Andy McCue about biometrics - including failure rates, usability issues and faking it.



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