biometric
adjective
bio·met·ric
ˌbī-ō-ˈme-trik 
variants
or less commonly biometrical
: of, relating to, or utilizing biometrics or biometry
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The app demands everything from your device’s precise location and active network connections to fingerprint and biometric data.
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Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 3 Apr. 2026
In Europe, the EU AI Act now prohibits, in principle, the use of real-time remote biometric identification in publicly accessible spaces for law enforcement, allowing only narrow exceptions under strict safeguards.
—Maha Hosain Aziz, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
At Delta, for example, a leader trying to build a biometric boarding-pass system with startup Clear had to navigate the airline’s own IT department, federal regulators at TSA, and the startup’s risk tolerance — simultaneously.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
And that means checking IDs or requiring biometric identification for all users—the end of anonymity online.
—Elizabeth Nolan Brown, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026
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Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 3 Apr. 2026
In Europe, the EU AI Act now prohibits, in principle, the use of real-time remote biometric identification in publicly accessible spaces for law enforcement, allowing only narrow exceptions under strict safeguards.
—Maha Hosain Aziz, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
At Delta, for example, a leader trying to build a biometric boarding-pass system with startup Clear had to navigate the airline’s own IT department, federal regulators at TSA, and the startup’s risk tolerance — simultaneously.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
And that means checking IDs or requiring biometric identification for all users—the end of anonymity online.
—Elizabeth Nolan Brown, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026
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biometric
adjective
bio·met·ric
-ˈme-trik
variants
also biometrical
1
: of or relating to biometry
the biometric analysis of infant mortality
2
: utilizing biometrics
biometric identification
: identifying individuals based on the analysis or measurement of unique physical or behavioral characteristics
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