Biometrics in hospitals is no longer something of a science fiction film; has become an essential tool to increase the security of many processes.
The potential of biometrics is enormous because if you look at our daily life, testing who we are or verifying who we are? is essential in many processes and areas.

The Digital India program is a flagship program of the Government of India with a vision to transform India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy. Bringing the Digital Platform into action, almost every industry in every vertical is getting benefitted with the same.

Even after countless years of extensive operations, the Small and Medium Enterprises in India continue to become smaller and smaller. And while SMEs have functioned as the beacon of hope for numerous struggling economies across the world, they have failed to do so in India.

Looking back a decade or so, biometric technology was something that felt feasible only in science fiction movies. And its only aspect we were familiar with was fingerprint recognition which was majorly used to identify criminals and enter protected areas.

In the increasingly digital world where we reside, keeping a piece of information confidential has become a tough task. Biometric technology, however, seems to be the way forward but lately, there have been a lot of concerns over the security that biometric technology has to offer.

Max Sound, an audio security firm, has been awarded with a US patent for audio biometric security. Max Security first filed the patent in early 2014 wherein the device they wanted to patent was named ‘biometric audio security’. The audio security firm announced on June 13 the USPTO, i.e.

It’s not even a month since the Supreme Court claimed that nothing can stall the government from making the Aadhaar necessary for non-welfare reasons. However, on Friday, 21st April, criticized the Narendra Modi led BJP government at the center, for making the unique Aadhaar a mandatory pre-requisite for availing government services, obtaining PAN card and filing tax returns.

In order to elevate the efficiency of government offices in the state of Uttar Pradesh, the Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has provided directions to install biometric machines within the offices up to the block level. Such a move would not only mark the attendance but keep a track of officials’ in-time as well.

Before reading this article, think about your home for a minute. You use the lock and key to open your door; for accessing your email, you have to enter passwords and username. For checking the temperature of your refrigerator you need to use thermostat.

The biometric payment cards have been a long-sought technical development. Adding further security to the payment cards, it requires a user to scan its thumb while holding a payment card over a Point of Sale (POS) terminal.