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The Effects of Social Issues and Human Factors on the Reliability of Biometric Systems: A Review

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Intelligent Systems and Applications (IntelliSys 2020)

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This study cautions against the widespread use of biometrics modalities that only perform well under optimal conditions, and highlights the limitations of biometrics technology. Biometrics defines itself as what we are, as opposed to what we have (e.g. smart cards), or what we know (passwords). Today’s smartphones are equipped with biometric tech. The only problem with biometric solutions is their lack of performance. In real-life scenarios, the reliability of biometrics recognition systems can be affected by various social factors, covering user-related parameters, including physiological factors, behavioral factors and environmental factors. In this review, the bibliographical approach is used in order to describe the effects of human factors and the influence of social problems on the reliability of biometrics systems.

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This work is done with funding source from AMBER with sponsorship from the Marie Sklodowska-Curie EU Framework for Research and Innovation Horizon 2020, under Grant Agreement No. 675087.

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    Mohammadreza Azimi

  2. Biometrics Laboratory Research and Academic Computer Network (NASK), Warsaw, Poland

    Andrzej Pacut

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Azimi, M., Pacut, A. (2021). The Effects of Social Issues and Human Factors on the Reliability of Biometric Systems: A Review. In: Arai, K., Kapoor, S., Bhatia, R. (eds) Intelligent Systems and Applications. IntelliSys 2020. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 1251. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-55187-2_10

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