How to Use biometric in a Sentence

biometric

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  • The agency hasn’t explained the data breach, and it simply can’t be trusted to safeguard biometric data.
    The Editorial Board, WSJ, 4 Feb. 2022
  • The state also requires tech companies to store biometric information for a limited amount of time.
    Naomi Nix, Washington Post, 30 July 2024
  • In that case, the lawsuit claimed that Facebook used photo face-tagging and other biometric data without the permission of its users.
    Barbara Ortutay, ajc, 15 Feb. 2022
  • Jasper can also connect patients to clinical care and case management by linking to biometric monitoring devices.
    Tara Law, Time, 11 Jan. 2022
  • The user is also required to agree to the use of their biometric data, which ID.me says can include hand prints, face scans, facial geometry and retina scans.
    Irina Ivanova, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2022
  • There’s money to be made from a car’s GPS location, temperature data, biometric info, and data on key parts.
    Aarian Marshall, Wired, 3 Feb. 2022
  • Size and Weight Is this biometric gun safe going to be mobile?
    Travis Smola, Field & Stream, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Greer and Fight for the Future want biometric technology of all kinds to be banned.
    Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2022
  • Airlines have not canceled flights so far, and anyone with a biometric passport can use the e-gates.
    Julia Buckley, CNN, 17 Dec. 2022
  • The biometric tech, called Amazon One, was patented in 2019, and this is the company’s biggest launch yet.
    Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 11 Aug. 2022
  • At the same time, the biometric system can check whether a face is spoofed in paper, on a screen, as a mask, or through any other form of spoofing technique.
    Rene Hendrikse, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2022
  • Texas is one of just a few states with a law governing the use of biometric data, and this marks the second time that Texas has invoked the 2009 law to file a suit against a company.
    Brian Fung, CNN, 20 Oct. 2022
  • At the bottom of the escutcheon is a round panel with a biometric fingerprint reader.
    PCMAG, 20 May 2024
  • The most tricky point came down to how far to restrict live biometric identification tools.
    Jillian Deutsch, Fortune, 9 Dec. 2023
  • Clear uses a biometric scan of your eyes or fingerprints.
    Tara Woodin, ajc, 1 Sep. 2022
  • Passengers can opt out of the biometric photo matching and instead see an agent.
    Kelly Yamanouchi, ajc, 30 Mar. 2022
  • Instructions on how to safely disable the biometric reader can be found here.
    Kate Gibson, CBS News, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Illinois is one of just a few states in the United States that have such biometric privacy laws (Texas and Washington, for instance, have their own rules).
    Rachel Metz, CNN, 9 May 2022
  • From the biometric scanners on the B-pillar and dash to the crystal-ball mechanism that rotates to reveal a shift dial, the GV60 is a great conversation starter.
    Car and Driver, 18 Aug. 2022
  • The biometric sensors embedded in the grid track your sleep, providing insights on your overall sleep quality and more via the app.
    Grace Wu, Good Housekeeping, 19 Oct. 2022
  • To change a password in this more secure mode, thieves would need to wait one hour—perhaps giving time for the owner to report that the phone is stolen or missing—and then must provide a biometric or FaceID.
    Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Isaac Cespedes, a 32-year-old software developer, spent much of the night weighing the pros and cons of offering his biometric data to a start-up.
    David Yaffe-Bellany, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2023
  • According to the report by the justice IT experts, the biometric data of at least one person was still stored in the facial recognition system at the time of the justice searches.
    Karen Naundorf, WIRED, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Customers, who could rent boxes without identifying themselves, entered the store’s vault with a biometric eye scan, the deputy told her.
    Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2022
  • The three most common methods of entry to a trigger lock are with a key, a combination, or biometric recognition.
    T. Logan Metesh, Field & Stream, 17 Apr. 2023
  • To do this, biometric technologies can scan a selfie, and match it to an identity document.
    Rene Hendrikse, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2022
  • Apple passkeys are essentially a type of biometric sign-in standard.
    Bill Hardekopf, Forbes, 9 June 2022
  • Covered From Head to Toe: Drivers are loaded with equipment, like a biometric sensor and fire-resistant overalls, to keep them safe in racecars.
    Ian Parkes, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2022
  • This biometric eye mask can create treatments that aid in lowering heart rate, alleviate headaches, and put you in a state of relaxation.
    Ronny Maye, Essence, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Motorola embeds a fingerprint sensor in the display for biometric security.
    PCMAG, 20 June 2024

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