BrandPost: Biometrics – Understanding Privacy vs Anonymity

Biometrics, or the measurement of physiological or behavioral characteristics for authentication or identification, has potential for enormous positive impact on such areas as law enforcement, data protection, counter-terrorism and border security.Yet concerns about privacy have given some people pause. When considering biometrics, it’s important to understand the difference between anonymity and privacy – and why it matters.“People sometimes confuse privacy and anonymity,&rdqu