Future Trends in Biometrics

Not that long ago, we didn't think much about biometrics unless we were talking about criminals getting fingerprinted, or people unlocking doors with their eyes in sci-fi movies. Well, it's turning out the sci-fi applications might not be so far from the truth, and biometrics are becoming a big part of our everyday security. Behavioural biometrics are nothing new, but their potential for digital security still hasn't been fully tapped. Put simply, behavioural biometrics are methods of authentication based on behaviour -- what you do, versus your physical characteristics. The earliest form of these was the signature.