TY - JOUR
T1 - Biometric technologies and their perception by the common citizen
AU - Sá, Vítor J.
AU - Borges, Daniela
AU - Magalhães, Sérgio Tenreiro de
AU - Santos, Henrique M. Dinis
PY - 2012/8
Y1 - 2012/8
N2 - This article presents the biometric technology and its perception by the common citizen in Portugal. The results of a systematic inquiry about the perception of the Portuguese on the biometric technology are presented, which involved 606 citizens. Through the article, we present the principal biometrics, subdivided in stealth and collaborative, and the main concepts on its evaluation. Following a simple method consisting in a survey by questionnaire, the most relevant conclusions are presented.
AB - This article presents the biometric technology and its perception by the common citizen in Portugal. The results of a systematic inquiry about the perception of the Portuguese on the biometric technology are presented, which involved 606 citizens. Through the article, we present the principal biometrics, subdivided in stealth and collaborative, and the main concepts on its evaluation. Following a simple method consisting in a survey by questionnaire, the most relevant conclusions are presented.
KW - Biometrics
KW - Security
KW - Technology acceptance
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84864669162&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1504/IJESDF.2012.048418
DO - 10.1504/IJESDF.2012.048418
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84864669162
SN - 1751-911X
VL - 4
SP - 187
EP - 200
JO - International Journal of Electronic Security and Digital Forensics
JF - International Journal of Electronic Security and Digital Forensics
IS - 2-3
ER -