Biometrics in the New World The Cloud, Mobile Technology and Pervasive Identity /

• Main Author: Ashbourn, Julian (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Subjects: Computer science.; Special purpose computers.; Software engineering.; Data structures (Computer science).; Biometrics (Biology).; Application software.; Computers and civilization.; Computer Science.; Biometrics.; Special Purpose and Application-Based Systems.; Data Structures, Cryptology and Information Theory.; Software Engineering/Programming and Operating Systems.; Computer Appl. in Social and Behavioral Sciences.; Computers and Society.

Biometrics in the New World takes a fresh look at biometrics and identity management within a fast-changing world. The concept of biometric identity verification is revisited, including identity intelligence, federation and the use of third party infrastructure. Furthermore, the book examines some o...

Table of Contents:

• 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.