How Face Scans and Fingerprints Could Become Your Work Badge

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The Wall Street Journal

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4.4 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 9 February 2024

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

Badge swipes and passwords are cornerstones of security in the modern workplace. But in a world where security is increasingly tied to biometrics and personal devices, your face or fingerprint may soon become the key to workplace security. While biometrics could provide better protection for sensitive information than an easily forgettable password, what are the privacy risks of biometric tech going mainstream? WSJ’s Danny Lewis explores the future of biometric security at work, and whether it could even go beyond face scans and fingerprints. What do you think about the show? Let us know on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, or email us: [email protected] Further reading: Your Face Is Your Ticket: A Creepy Convenience Apple Makes Security Changes to Protect Users From iPhone Thefts Rite Aid Banned From Using AI Facial Recognition in FTC Settlement What Is the Future of Identity Verification? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:34.0	Hey Future of Everything Listeners,
0:36.0	today's episode is all about biometric security and the workplace.
0:40.0	And we want to hear from you.
0:42.0	Would you be willing to allow your company to use a fingerprint or a face scan to get into the office and do your work if it meant everything was a little more convenient? Why or why not? Let us know. Email us at FOE podcast at W.S.J.com.
0:57.0	Picture this start to a work day.
1:02.0	You park your car, walk into your office, take the elevator to your floor, sit down at your desk, open your email, and get to work.
1:11.0	That might sound aggressively normal, boring even. But what I left out is all the layers of security that many office workers normally go through in their day-to-day lives.
1:24.0	Let's take it from the top.
1:31.0	Show your ID at the parking garage.
1:33.6	Swipe a badge at Lobby Security.
1:35.6	Swipe your badge again to get from the elevator to your desk.
1:38.7	Type in your computer password, log into your email, your slack, and so on.
1:44.0	And then finally, you can get on with your work day.
1:48.0	Phew.
1:49.0	Security in the workplace is all about making sure only the right people can get into physical buildings,
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