Biometrics Article Questions

1. What are biometrics? the identification of individuals in digital images the measurement of any part of the body that can be used for recognition technology used to create driver's licenses, ID cards, and passports electronic devices and security systems used to recognize individuals 2. Which of the following is NOT possible with biometrics that use facial recognition? identifying an individual in a blurry photo identifying an adult from a picture of them as a child identifying an individual from only one part of the face identifying an individual with absolute certainty 3. What does the Nymi do? It uses your pulse to power the wristband. It uses the rhythm of the heartbeat as a unique identifier. It wirelessly transmits your passwords to log in to computers. It uses your medical history as a unique identifier. 4. What is the main advantage of the fingerprint scanner? It can read fingerprints more accurately than a human can. It is more portable than traditional methods of fingerprinting. It does not require the use of electricity. It is more compatible with simple technology already available. 5. How does Savvides imagine biometrics will be used in the future? to keep records of children's vaccinations to create robots that use facial recognition to help catch dangerous criminals to help logging into electronic devices more quickly 6A. Which TWO statements best identify the main ideas of this article? Fingerprints are still the most accurate way to identify a person. Blood vessels have the same structure as fingerprints. Biometric features are slightly different in everyone. Biometrics is the measurement of life. Biometric technology can help in areas of security, privacy, and health. Children in West Africa desperately need vaccines. 6B. Which TWO sentences from the article best support the answers to Part A? "Fingerprints probably represent the best-known example of a feature useful in biometrics." (Paragraph 5) "Any feature of the body with a unique shape, size, texture or pattern...potentially can be used to identify someone." (Paragraph 5) It can be hard to get a good print from people who have worn down the skin on their fingers after years of working with rough materials, such as brick or stone." (Paragraph 32) "Health officials tap into this file, using the fingerprint scanner, to accurately identify which children still need vaccinating..." (Paragraph 40) "Using biometrics to keep kids healthy, log onto electronic devices and catch criminals are important applications." (Paragraph 42) "We eventually want to use facial recognition in robots that can identify who you are." (Paragraph 44) 7. What is the relationship between the Boston Marathon bombing and the use of biometrics? Because of the newly developed biometric technology, the FBI was able to quickly identify two suspects. The blurry photos released by the FBI after the bombing prompted researchers to improve their early biometric software. Because biometric technology was unavailable at the time, the Boston Marathon bomber remains at large. The Boston Marathon bombing made researchers aware of how biometric technology is sometimes useless and ineffective. 8. Which statement best states the author's purpose for writing the article? The author presents her opinions on why biometric technology is helpful. The author presents various researchers who are using biometric technology in a variety of ways. The author provides evidence that supports the claim that old methods of identification are unhelpful. The author presents the progress she has made in the field of biometrics. 9A. In paragraph 40, the text says, "the 'username' for each medical file is the child's fingerprint." Which of the following best explains the meaning of this statement? The child's vaccination record is labeled with a picture of their fingerprint. The child's vaccination record also contains information about their fingerprint. The child's fingerprint is the only way they can be vaccinated. The child's vaccination record is directly linked to their fingerprint. 9B. Which quote best supports the answer for Part A? "It turns out blood vessels and other structures below the skin have the same shape as the fingerprint on the surface of the finger..." (Paragraph 37) "Health workers there have so far scanned the fingers of more than 20,000 children." (Paragraph 39) "Health officials tap into this file, using the fingerprint scanner, to accurately identify which children still need vaccinating-- and which don't." (Paragraph 40) "'Without a record of a child's vaccination, we usually re-vaccinate them,' says VaxTrac project manager Meredith Baker." (Paragraph 41) 10. Which of the following quotes best summarize the advantages of the fingerprint scanner designed by Rowe? (Choose 2) "When investigating a crime, police often look for fingerprints...Later, if a fingerprint lifted from the scene of a crime matches one on file, police know that person was at the scene." (Paragraph 31) "It can be hard to get a good print from people who have worn down the skin on their fingers...It also can be hard to get good fingerprints from young children" (Paragraph 32) "An optical physicist, Rowe studies light and how it interacts with things." (Paragraph 33) "When someone places a finger on the pad, different colors of light illuminate it from below." (Paragraph 34) "As each wavelength of light bounces back to the scanner, it creates a pattern tracing out the blood vessels within the finger." (Paragraph 36) "It turns out blood vessels and other structures below the skin have the same shape as the fingerprint on the surface of the finger,'...So an image of those vessels is just as good as a fingerprint, if not better." (Paragraph 37) What is your name? What are three ways NOT mentioned in the text that biometrics may be used in the future? (Write at least 3 complete sentences-1 for each idea.) Think about a future in which everything is connected to technology and uses data collected from you to adjust to your personal habits and preferences. What do you think about this? (Write 2-3 sentences explaining how this would make you feel.) What are three potential drawbacks (negatives) to using biometrics? (Write at least 3 complete sentences-1 sentence for each drawback.)