How to Use biometric in a Sentence
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Unlike a password, biometric identifiers cannot be changed; your iris and your fingerprint are permanent.
— Jacob Silverman, The New Republic, 26 Aug. 2021 -
Privacy experts have warned against companies using biometric data, such as face or palm scans, because of the risk of it being hacked and stolen.
— Joseph Pisani, ajc, 14 Sep. 2021 -
The potential risks involved with biometric payment systems may outweigh the small convenience of raising a phone rather than your hand.
— CBS News, 14 Sep. 2021 -
The United Nations used its own biometric systems to track more than 1.5 million Afghan refugees.
— Jacob Silverman, The New Republic, 26 Aug. 2021 -
The lengthy process for thousands of new arrivals includes biometric and biographical screening, as well as coronavirus testing.
— Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2021 -
Each requested anonymity out of concerns about their personal security and in order to discuss sensitive aspects of the biometric system.
— NBC News, 31 Aug. 2021 -
Mayorkas said the Defense Department had sent hundreds of biometric screening machines to 30 countries.
— BostonGlobe.com, 4 Sep. 2021 -
Size and Weight Is this biometric gun safe going to be mobile?
— Travis Smola, Field & Stream, 13 Mar. 2023 -
Greer and Fight for the Future want biometric technology of all kinds to be banned.
— Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2022 -
Airlines have not canceled flights so far, and anyone with a biometric passport can use the e-gates.
— Julia Buckley, CNN, 17 Dec. 2022 -
The biometric tech, called Amazon One, was patented in 2019, and this is the company’s biggest launch yet.
— Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 11 Aug. 2022 -
At the same time, the biometric system can check whether a face is spoofed in paper, on a screen, as a mask, or through any other form of spoofing technique.
— Rene Hendrikse, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2022 -
Texas is one of just a few states with a law governing the use of biometric data, and this marks the second time that Texas has invoked the 2009 law to file a suit against a company.
— Brian Fung, CNN, 20 Oct. 2022 -
At the bottom of the escutcheon is a round panel with a biometric fingerprint reader.
— PCMAG, 20 May 2024 -
The most tricky point came down to how far to restrict live biometric identification tools.
— Jillian Deutsch, Fortune, 9 Dec. 2023 -
Clear uses a biometric scan of your eyes or fingerprints.
— Tara Woodin, ajc, 1 Sep. 2022 -
The program is voluntary, and Delta does not save or store any biometric data, Goswami says.
— Tom Simonite, Wired, 22 Dec. 2021 -
Passengers can opt out of the biometric photo matching and instead see an agent.
— Kelly Yamanouchi, ajc, 30 Mar. 2022 -
Instructions on how to safely disable the biometric reader can be found here.
— Kate Gibson, CBS News, 22 Feb. 2024 -
Illinois is one of just a few states in the United States that have such biometric privacy laws (Texas and Washington, for instance, have their own rules).
— Rachel Metz, CNN, 9 May 2022 -
In 2018, the airline launched the first fully biometric terminal in Atlanta.
— Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2021 -
The agency hasn’t explained the data breach, and it simply can’t be trusted to safeguard biometric data.
— The Editorial Board, WSJ, 4 Feb. 2022 -
The safety dance So are these more advanced biometric screenings hacker-proof?
— Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024 -
From the biometric scanners on the B-pillar and dash to the crystal-ball mechanism that rotates to reveal a shift dial, the GV60 is a great conversation starter.
— Car and Driver, 18 Aug. 2022 -
The biometric sensors embedded in the grid track your sleep, providing insights on your overall sleep quality and more via the app.
— Grace Wu, Good Housekeeping, 19 Oct. 2022 -
To change a password in this more secure mode, thieves would need to wait one hour—perhaps giving time for the owner to report that the phone is stolen or missing—and then must provide a biometric or FaceID.
— Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 24 Jan. 2024 -
Isaac Cespedes, a 32-year-old software developer, spent much of the night weighing the pros and cons of offering his biometric data to a start-up.
— David Yaffe-Bellany, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2023 -
According to the report by the justice IT experts, the biometric data of at least one person was still stored in the facial recognition system at the time of the justice searches.
— Karen Naundorf, WIRED, 13 Sep. 2023 -
Customers, who could rent boxes without identifying themselves, entered the store’s vault with a biometric eye scan, the deputy told her.
— Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2022 -
Catch up quick: The company's vision is to collect the unique biometric signature of everyone on the planet by scanning their irises.
— Ina Fried, Axios, 18 Oct. 2024
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