Biometrics is taking off in a big way in consumer electronics, especially in smartphones. But how safe is the technology? Should we use biometrics for banking authentication? And what are the differences between consumer-grade and commercial-grade sensors?

In this podcast, HID Global vice president Greg Sarrail talks about biometrics technology. This is the third podcast in a TechCentral series on information security.

Greg Sarrail, Vice President HID Global.

Though the focus of the interview is on fingerprint recognition technology, the conversation also covers iris scanning, and voice and facial recognition technologies.

Greg Sarrail joined HID in 2007 and is responsible for expanding HID Global Biometrics growth through strategic partnerships throughout the trusted identity ecosystem across the globe.

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