Your Body is Your Key: The Convenience and Controversy of Biometric Authentication

Margarida Afonso
Digital (R)Evolutions
6 min readJan 15, 2023

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White fingerprint in blue background
Photo by George Prentzas on Unsplash

Your body is your key.

This statement might sound like something out of a science fiction movie, but in reality, it’s becoming more and more true.

Biometric authentication, the process of using unique physical characteristics to verify someone’s identity, is becoming more and more common.

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Margarida Afonso
Digital (R)Evolutions

Career Coach. Engineering Teacher. Digital & IT Program Manager. Healthy living enthusiast. Lifelong learner. Addicted reader. Art & Photography lover.