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From: Jonathan Avila
Date: Mar 1, 2015 12:20PM

> how do you feel about the biometric advances (iris readers, fingerprint scanners) in terms of your security

The fact that some people don't have irises or fingerprints, etc. is the biggest challenge. As for security goes these techniques could be good for some people with disabilities that have these characteristics because they would be easier than entering or remembering a password. I definitely like the finger print reader on my iPhone but I can use that feature while other's can't. Also, other techniques that rely on eye scans or are affected by eye movement may be difficult for people that have nystagmus even if we do have irises.

Jonathan

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From: <EMAIL REMOVED> [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Terzian, Sharon
Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2015 12:48 PM
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Subject: [WebAIM] online accessibility and privacy - biometrics

Hello again,

how do you feel about the biometric advances (iris readers, fingerprint scanners) in terms of your security

thanks!!


Sharon Terzian
Webmistress/Sherlock Center @ RIC
Adjunct Professor/School of Management @ RIC http://www.sherlockcenter.org http://www.dubowitzsyndrome.net