Is biometric tech a threat to consumer privacy?
Every improvement brings its conditions. Biometric identification — which has brought significant benefits to many self-service kiosks and digital signage — isn't risk-free. As the technology has emerged, so have consumer privacy laws, making it critical for self-service devices to comply with these requirements.
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Every improvement brings its conditions. Biometric identification — which has brought significant benefits to many self-service kiosks and digital signage — isn't risk-free. As the technology has emerged, so have consumer privacy laws, making it critical for self-service devices to comply with these requirements.
A panel during the recent Self-Service Innovation Summit made it clear that companies using biometric identification — whether it be fingerprint or facial image capture — can meet customer privacy requirements while offering the technology's benefits.