Biometrics in the New World

This book takes a fresh look at biometrics and identity management, extending the dialogue beyond technical considerations, and exploring some of the broader societal and philosophical aspects surrounding the use of biometric applications. Features: presents a brief history of the development of biometrics, and describes some of the popularly held misconceptions surrounding the technology; investigates the challenges and possibilities of biometrics across third party infrastructures and on mobile computing devices; provides guidance on biometric systems design; explores the mechanisms necessary to enable identity intelligence, including logging mechanisms, data communications and data formats; discusses such usage issues as collaboration frameworks, and messaging and data translation; examines the impact of biometric technologies on society, covering issues of privacy and user factors; reviews the current situation in identity management, and predicts where these trends may take us inthe future.

Part I: An Introduction to Biometrics. -
A Technology Overview. - The Story So Far. - Assumptions and Misconceptions. -
Part II: Application Issues. -
Biometrics in the Cloud. - Mobile Biometrics. - Biometric Application Design. - Biometric Technology Issues. -
Part III: Usage Issues. -
Identity Intelligence. - Collaboration. - Messaging. - Managing a PKI. -
Part IV: Societal Issues. -
Biometrics in Society. - Privacy and Biometrics. - Ethics and Technology Usage. - Human Factors. -
Part V: Today and Tomorrow. -
Implementation Issues. - Futures. - Conclusions. - Illustrations.