Future of biometric authentication: Imran Ahmad speaks about the benefits and risks of using unique human characteristics for identification
Canada | In the media | August 2023
How you walk could shape the future of biometrics, experts say
A retina scan or a fingerprint is a unique biometric that can quickly and efficiently identify you and authenticate your access to a bank account, phone, or secure space. Increasingly biometric authentication is being used as a unique identifier. Now new technology is being developed to track how people walk and identify individuals based on their gait. But how is your unique data being stored, who has access to this, and what are the potential risks of someone stealing your information? These are issues that many governments globally are grappling with. Imran Ahmad, Canadian Head of Technology and Co-head of Information Governance, Privacy and Cybersecurity, spoke to the Canadian Press on this topic. Read the article for more information.
