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Biometrics in the New World

The Cloud, Mobile Technology and Pervasive Identity

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  • © 2014

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Authors:
  1. Julian Ashbourn

    1. Verus Mundus, Berkhamsted, United Kingdom

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  • Shifts the discussion into the new and burgeoning areas of cloud computing, federated ID and the use of personal devices for business or civic use
  • Addresses the broader societal position with respect to identity management and biometrics being used across geographic and legislative boundaries
  • Highlights the assumptions which still persist with regard to the use of biometric technology, explaining how to dispel such assumptions and move towards a robust operation
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
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  2. An Introduction to Biometrics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. A Technology Overview

      • Julian Ashbourn
      Pages 3-13

    3. The Story So Far

      • Julian Ashbourn
      Pages 15-23

    4. Assumptions and Misconceptions

      • Julian Ashbourn
      Pages 25-34

  3. Application Issues

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 35-35
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    2. Biometrics In the Cloud

      • Julian Ashbourn
      Pages 37-46

    3. Mobile Biometrics

      • Julian Ashbourn
      Pages 47-56

    4. Biometric Application Design

      • Julian Ashbourn
      Pages 57-70

    5. Biometric Technology Issues

      • Julian Ashbourn
      Pages 71-81

  4. Usage Issues

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 83-83
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    2. Identity Intelligence

      • Julian Ashbourn
      Pages 85-93

    3. Collaboration

      • Julian Ashbourn
      Pages 95-104

    4. Messaging

      • Julian Ashbourn
      Pages 105-114

    5. Managing a PKI

      • Julian Ashbourn
      Pages 115-123

  5. Societal Issues

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 125-125
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    2. Biometrics in Society

      • Julian Ashbourn
      Pages 127-139

    3. Privacy and Biometrics

      • Julian Ashbourn
      Pages 141-148

    4. Ethics and Technology Usage

      • Julian Ashbourn
      Pages 149-166

    5. Human Factors

      • Julian Ashbourn
      Pages 167-176
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About this book

This book takes a fresh look at biometrics and identity management, extending the dialogue beyond technical considerations, and exploring some of the broader societal and philosophical aspects surrounding the use of biometric applications. Features: presents a brief history of the development of biometrics, and describes some of the popularly held misconceptions surrounding the technology; investigates the challenges and possibilities of biometrics across third party infrastructures and on mobile computing devices; provides guidance on biometric systems design; explores the mechanisms necessary to enable identity intelligence, including logging mechanisms, data communications and data formats; discusses such usage issues as collaboration frameworks, and messaging and data translation; examines the impact of biometric technologies on society, covering issues of privacy and user factors; reviews the current situation in identity management, and predicts where these trends may take us inthe future.

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“This book is a refreshing, timely review of the fundamentals of biometric technologies, which are often overlooked in the literature. … A valuable resource for a wide audience, especially graduate students, researchers, faculty, and professionals in biometrics. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above; informed general audiences.” (C. Tappert, Choice, Vol. 52 (5), January, 2015)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Verus Mundus, Berkhamsted, United Kingdom

    Julian Ashbourn

About the author

Julian Ashbourn is an experienced and successful author on topics ranging from computer science and identity management through to geoscience and the natural sciences in general. His publications include the Springer titles Guide to Biometrics for Large-Scale Systems, Practical Biometrics, and BANTAM User Guide.

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