JP Morgan Chase has told staff moving into its new headquarters in New York that they must share their biometric data to access the multibillion-dollar building.
The investment bank had previously planned for the registering of biometric data by employees at its new Manhattan skyscraper to be voluntary.
However, employees of the US’s biggest bank who have started work at the headquarters since August have received emails saying that biometric access was “required”, according to communications seen by the Financial Times.
Biometrics aren’t passwords they are usernames, passwords necessarily change I’m not changing my fingerprints or iris or bhole or whatever they want to scan. With how easy it is to copy someone’s bio markers vs stealing their password this would be a huge security risk if they want to use it for entry to secured facilities.
Biometrics are not usernames. They are physical identifiers and unlike usernames you can’t change them.
I used to work in a datacenter that required you to go through a mantrap to access. It required three things:
To get to the datacenter floor you use a card key to open the door to the mantrap. It’s a small vestibule about the size of a phone booth. Once inside the door closes. You then enter your PIN on a keypad and place your hand on a biometric scanner. Once your hand is recognized the inner door opens and lets you into the datacenter. I was told the mantrap also weighed you and compared that with previous trips through to make sure somebody else didn’t sneak through with you.
I hate it when people steal my eyes and I have to get new ones. My mother’s maiden name is so much more secure.
It’s usually used as a second factor. You have your I’d card (something you have) and your bio (something you are). add that with a password (something you know) and you are pretty good
You think it’s easy to steal someone fingerprint or iris in a way that will work on scanners?
How?