biometric locks
Body-based security systems
Biometric locks are security devices that use unique physical characteristics—fingerprints, facial features, iris patterns, or voice—to grant access instead of keys or codes.
Common on smartphones and increasingly on doors and safes: The office upgraded to biometric locks after the break-in.
They promise convenience but raise privacy concerns about storing biological data.
- voice recognitionTechnology identifying spoken language
- retinal scanEye-based biometric verification
- fingerprint recognitionIdentity verification via digit patterns
- facial recognitionAutomated identification by face
- microprocessorsChips that execute programs
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