Automated biometric recognition technology, or simply 'biometrics', appeared in the 1960s as a paradigm shift to the classical security and identity management technologies used until then. With these new systems, one is not recognised by something that they know (e.g., PIN or password) or...

Digital transformation brings new perspectives for companies in managing their businesses. One is about how companies accelerate information and service processes by utilizing technology. Due to security factors, biometric-based self-service technology (SST) is becoming popular and preferred in...

Developing countries increasingly use biometric identification technology in hopes of improving the reliability of administrative information and delivering social services more efficiently. This paper exploits the random placement of biometric tracking devices in tuberculosis treatment centers...

We introduce a biometric measure of wellbeing – pulse – which has been largely overlooked. Using nationally representative data on 165,000 individuals from the Health Survey for England (HSE) and Scottish Health Surveys (SHeS) we show that its correlates are similar in a number of ways to...