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Preventing abuse of biometrics authentication technology
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Biometric authentication promises a modern, convenient, reliable and effective way to verify someone's identity.
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Terence Sim
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SINGAPORE - Do you unlock your smartphone with your face or fingerprint?
Welcome to the world of biometrics authentication - a whopping US$28 billion (S$39 billion) global market, which promises a modern, convenient, reliable and effective method to verify someone's identity.

