The 19th Annual Year in Review Survey is Coming to a Close – Tell Us Your Biometrics Hot Takes

Complete this short survey to participate in the biometrics and identity industry’s longest running annual review. As a participant in the survey you will be among the very first to receive the results once they are compiled and analyzed by our experts. The results will be revealed at the FindBiometrics Virtual Identity Summit on February 16.

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Which of the following areas of application for biometrics has been the most interesting to you in 2021?

Financial services and payments
Consumer device access
Healthcare (including immunity passports)
Enterprise (including remote work)
Law Enforcement
Border Control (including airports)
Citizen ID (including mobile ID)
Retail

From your perspective, which biometric modalities have shown the strongest momentum in 2021? Please select your top three choices.

Fingerprint
Face
Iris
Voice
Vein pattern
Physiological (heart rate, brain activity, etc.)
Behavioral
Multimodal (solutions that leverage two or more biometric modalities)

Which emerging application area do you believe will deliver the most growth for biometrics in the next five years?

Biometric payment cards
Mobile ID
Biometric payments
Automotive biometrics

What is the biggest obstacle facing the biometrics industry?

Privacy concerns
Regulatory efforts
Media scrutiny
Unethical activity by vendors and clients

When considering a new smartphone purchase, what is your personal preferred unlock method?

Fingerprint sensor (rear mounted or side mounted)
Fingerprint sensor (in-display or in home button)
Face unlock
Voice unlock
PIN/passcode
I keep my phone unlocked
I have no preference

By which of the following dates do you believe biometrics will have replaced the password as the primary method of user authentication online?

2022
2025
2027
After 2027
The password is already dead.
Never. The security of the future will combine passwords and other strong authentication methods like biometrics.

By which of the following dates will identity management standards require binding a biometric template to a true legal identity?

2023
2025
2027
After 2027
Never. I don’t believe identity management standards will ever require binding a biometric template to a true legal identity.

What is your most common use case for biometric authentication in day-to-day life?

Mobile payment authorization (ie. Apple Pay, Samsung Pay, Google Pay, etc.)
Mobile banking app login
Unlocking a smartphone
Interacting with a biometric eGate or kiosk at the airport
Logging in to a workstation at the office
Logging in to a virtual workstation from home

Have you used biometric onboarding to open a new account remotely?

Yes, several times
Yes, a few times
Yes, once
I have never used biometric remote onboarding technology

How confident are you that your organization meets the applicable KYC (Know Your Customer) and AML (Anti-Money Laundering) regulations?

Very confident
Somewhat confident
Not confident
KYC and AML regulations do not apply to my organization

Are you part of a biometrics-enabled expedited traveler screening program (ie. CLEAR, PreCheck, Nexus, etc.)?

Yes
No, but I intend to register
No, and I don’t intend to register

Approximately how many virtual conferences with biometrics-related content have you attended in the past 12 months?

More than five
5
4
3
2
1
0

Properly educating the public about the difference between biometric authentication and biometric surveillance is important for the future of the industry.

Strongly agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly disagree

I am comfortable with the government's use of biometrics in the country where I live.

Strongly agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly disagree

I value digital business processes for improved customer experience, like payment, digital media, or paper based tasks, and typically opt to participate when opportunities are presented.

Strongly agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly disagree

Privacy regulations like CCPA, BIPA and GDPR help to make consumers feel comfortable enrolling in biometric systems.

Strongly agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly disagree

The coronavirus pandemic has made me wary of using fingerprint biometrics.

Strongly agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly disagree

I am more likely to enter a public building if a wellness screening solution – such as fever detection, wellness declaration, or immunity passport – is required for access.

Strongly agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly disagree

When using biometrics in banking and financial services, I prefer a completely frictionless experience.

Strongly agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly disagree

Industry cooperation through partnerships and alliances is crucial in fuelling the biometrics industry’s growth.

Strongly agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly disagree

Improved liveness detection should be a priority for the consumer facing biometrics industry.

Strongly agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly disagree

Deepfake technology poses a serious threat to the security of facial recognition systems.

Strongly agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly disagree

Third party testing is critical to ensuring trust in biometric technology.

Strongly agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly disagree

With respect to biometrics and digital identity, privacy is a fundamental right.

Strongly agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly disagree

Biometrics are a controversial technology.

Strongly agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly disagree

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What is your purchasing authority? (Select all that apply)

I am a decision maker
I am an influencer
I specify or recommend products for purchase
None

Is your organization evaluating biometrics and identity technologies?

We are actively looking for biometrics and identity solutions
We are open to evaluating biometrics and identity solutions in the future
Our organization has already deployed some biometrics and identity solutions
Biometrics are not a fit at my organization

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