Biometrics

What is Biometric Technology? Biometric verification is any means by which a person can be uniquely identified by evaluating one or more distinguishing biological traits (Margaret Rouse, n.d.) Such recognition usually falls into one of the main categories such as: Facial recognition Hand geometry Earlobe geometry Signature comparison Voice waveform recognition Iris-pattern and Retina-pattern recognition Fingerprint recognition The above are the verification patterns which various technologies are built around in order to create working application use cases for larger security concerns....

Organisations of all sizes have taken to controlling what their employees can access in order to conserve computing resources, keep their employees focused 100 percent on the work they were hired to do and to make sure employees performance is high and as productive as possible (Cyberoam, n.d.). However, keeping employees motivated and productive is not as simple as simply restricting specific access to internet resources and computer controls. There are many advantages and disadvantages when it comes to controlling said access (CCM, 2017)....

Electronic monitoring is not a new thing, nor one that only affects the workplace. From closed circuit television (CCTV) in stores and down many streets, to similar surveillance in offices everywhere, we are constantly being monitored in all aspects of our lives. Why and how employers are monitoring employees Many employers and organisations tend to perform similar tactics when it comes to monitoring (Emma Anderson, 2014), but I would like to focus on my current and previous employer in order to draw a common ground and paint a picture as to where and how we as employees are being electronically monitored....