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After a short introduction to biometrics w.r.t. IT security, we derive conclusions on how biometrics should be put to use and how not at all. In particular, we show how to handle security problems of biometrics and how to handle security and privacy problems caused by biometrics in an appropriate way. The main conclusion is that biometrics should be used between human being and his/her personal devices only.
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Pfitzmann, A. (2008). Biometrics – How to Put to Use and How Not at All?. In: Furnell, S., Katsikas, S.K., Lioy, A. (eds) Trust, Privacy and Security in Digital Business. TrustBus 2008. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 5185. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-85735-8_1
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