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Biometrics: Balancing Freedom & Safety in Today's World

Join Eric from Argus Global as he delves into the world of biometrics, discussing how freedom and safety can coexist harmoniously. Explore the history, current trends, and future implications of biometric technology - from facial recognition in supermarkets to fingerprint rewards in China. Discover the importance of protecting privacy in an era where biometrics are prevalent, and ponder the delicate balance between security and intrusion. As Isaac Asimov once said, "The advance of a Civilisation is nothing but an exercise in the limiting of Privacy." Learn more about this intriguing topic from Eric at Argus Global - located in Hall 3/S12 near the London Bus stop.

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Biometrics: Balancing Freedom & Safety in Today's World

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  1. “They who can give up essentiallibertyto obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.” - Benjamin Franklin 1

  2. I’mEricfrom Argus Global. today I’m going to talk about Biometrics, and why freedom and safety don’t have to be enemies 2

  3. Cake or Death? Freedom or Safety? 3

  4. ...a little history • Biometrics - not new. • Egypt. • A Fingerprint in 1888? • Argentina 4

  5. ...today 5

  6. ...today • Biometrics – around a long time • $4,000 million in 2010 • $14,000 million in 2019 • Chinese rewards for fingerprints 6

  7. Our world today? 7

  8. ...our world today? 8

  9. Our world tomorrow? 9

  10. Biometrics all around us... • Your face in the supermarket • Your fingerprint in the gym • Your eyes on that advert • Risks to your safety, reduced? 10

  11. Biometrics – Protecting Privacy • How secure is your laptop/phone? What about your bank account? • ...or even your identity? 11

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  13. As we start to use biometrics... • “– just where do we find balancebetween the need to be securefromattack, to reduce risk, and at the same time, be freefrom unwarranted intrusion?” 13

  14. “The advance of a Civilisation is nothing but an exercise in the limiting of Privacy” - Isaac Asimov Thanks for listening. Eric McDonogh, Argus Global – Hall 3/S12 (Just behind me, near the London Bus) 14

  15. References • Slide 2 - http://www.thuktun.org/cs574/papers/2003-spring-biosurvey.pdf • Slide 5 - http://www.oldthinkernews.com/2012/03/eff-warns-big-brother-biometrics-time-bomb/ • http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tarun-wadhwa/with-recent-advances-in-e_b_3236253.html • http://www.upi.com/blog/2013/03/13/Tattoo-like-biometric-sensor-monitors-health-wirelessly/8581363206155/ • http://www.informationweek.co.uk/government/information-management/fbi-to-add-tattoos-to-biometric-id-capab/240004015 • http://terrorism.about.com/od/controversialtechnologies/g/IrisScanning.htm • http://allevate.com/blog/ • http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765628248/Security-vs-freedom.html?pg=all • http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/05/why-facial-recognition-tech-failed-in-the-boston-bombing-manhunt/ • http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/05/130508213233.htm • http://www.sita.aero/content/passengers-welcome-sita-s-biometric-gates-dublin-airport • http://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240179218/Barclays-streamlines-phone-banking-with-voice-biometrics • http://www.darkreading.com/identity-access/giving-fido-a-longer-leash-to-eliminate/240154155

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