As more consumers make payments and create accounts online, demand for biometric security has skyrocketed. However, experts differ on how secure it is.
How Secure is Biometric Authentication Technology and Biometric Data? | Biometric Security
Your digital identity and protecting it has become a top priority for many people in recent years, especially as contactless payment systems have increasingly appeared in phones and stores. It’s become so important that entire companies have created encrypted systems to protect your biometric data. But how safe is it to use your fingerprint to pay for your coffee?
Some experts say this is the safest way to protect your online data, but others warn that you could be opening yourself up to a major security breach if you're not careful.
"In most cases, biometrics (fingerprints, face, iris, voice, heartbeat, etc.) are more secure than passwords because they are much harder to crack than alphanumeric codes. However, they are not infallible," Daniel Markuson, a privacy expert at NordVPN, told Lifewire in an email.
