Abstract
Biometric technologies in Japan, such as the adoption of vein authentication devices in ATMs (automated teller machines) in 2004, the e-passport in 2006, and the implementation of face data in the IC driver's license card in 2007, have been expanded steadily in the social infrastructure system. A paradigm shift in the biometric market in the United States called “Post 9.11” has occurred since 2010. There is a possibility of expanding the market towards the next stage including, for example, administrative services and civilian use. Thus, it is more important than ever to provide countermeasures to solve the problems specific to biometrics. One example is the protection of privacy. In this paper, I describe the commercialization of biometric technologies and the technologies that must be developed in the future.
