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Biometrics Got Intrinsic Problems

2 Sep 2025 3 minute read 2 comments Debesh Choudhury

There has been much hype around biometrics. Biometrics is a fruit of practical research studies in STEM—science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. The practical research in biometrics revealed that biometrics-based recognition is probabil...

AI Has Already Broken Biometrics Security, said Sam Altman, CEO OpenAI

26 Jul 2025 1 minute read 7 comments Debesh Choudhury

AI can be a potential problem-creator. Artificial Intelligence can break biometrics, such as face, voice, and behavioral biometrics, for digital identity verification, said Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI. Watch the video: Source X (ex-Twitter)   AI ca...

Should governments face lawsuits for violating biometrics privacy?

20 Jul 2025 3 minute read 2 comments Debesh Choudhury

The question is valid for most governments. I published a LinkedIn article and a video in 2023, which raised questions on the adoption of biometrics authentication technology by technology corporations and governments. The questions are still val...

Biometrics in Banking and Cryptocurrency Payments is a Problem

18 Mar 2025 5 minute read 6 comments Debesh Choudhury

After working for more than a decade on hands-on research projects in biometrics recognition technology, I decided to quit because biometrics recognition is inherently probabilistic and can NOT yield deterministic 'yes/no' results in authentication...

Breaking Biometrics Possible?

3 Dec 2024 2 minute read 0 comments Debesh Choudhury

Can anyone break RSA? Probably not. What is RSA? RSA (Rivest–Shamir—Adleman) is a popular public-key cryptosystem for secure data transmission and key exchange. It is also widely used in banking and financial systems for user authentication and tran...

Delink Aadhaar From Your Indian Bank Accounts

28 Nov 2024 2 minute read 0 comments Debesh Choudhury

Aadhaar is a broken digital identity project of India! Adopting biometrics as an authentication factor made Aadhaar a pain for Indian citizens! They lose money almost every day from their bank accounts! Poor citizens lose money from their bank ac...

Biometrics is Inherently Unreliable

20 Jun 2024 4 minute read 11 comments Debesh Choudhury

While using biometrics recognition can be convenient, but biometrics recognition is inherently probabilistic and not deterministic. The probabilistic trait of biometrics recognition makes it unreliable. Besides, biometrics has many other challenges...

Is Biometrics Fit for KYC?

12 Apr 2024 2 minute read 0 comments Debesh Choudhury

Biometrics is convenient but lowers security. Biometrics recognition is inherently probabilistic and can't yield deterministic "yes/no" results like text passwords/PINs. I created a GIF using the title text and an image by Biometrics may compromis...

Digital identity verification: enhancing security in online transactions

22 Feb 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Sheepy

In the digital era, particularly in sectors like iGaming and cryptocurrency, the security of online transactions is a crucial concern. With the expansion of fintech and the increasing reliance on online platforms for financial activities, robust digi...

Biometrics is a Multi-Billion Dollar Security Hole

25 Jan 2024 2 minute read 11 comments Debesh Choudhury

What is biometrics? Biometrics involves the utilization of distinct physiological or behavioral traits of humans to authenticate or identify individuals. However, biometrics authentication technology is inherently probabilistic, and unreliable,...