Verification, authentication, recognition: Deciphering biometric terms


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With biometric security increasing, terms like verification, authentication and recognition are often used interchangeably and sometimes mistakenly. Most of those concerns stem from the use of facial biometric recognition to identify people, usually in surveillance scenarios. It is imperative that people understand the difference between face recognition for identification and surveillance and face verification and face authentication for online security that’s intended to keep users safe. Online face verification and face authentication are used to prevent fraud, identity theft and other cybercrime. Face recognition for surveillanceAnother term often linked with biometrics is face recognition.