Millennials Likely to Use Biometrics for Authentication, IBM Finds
Found on eWEEK on Monday, 29 January 2018
The study also revealed user attitudes about biometric authentication technologies. 44 percent or respondents identified fingerprint biometrics as the most secure method of authentication. In contrast, only 27 percent rated passwords as being the most secure from of authentication.
"The study results show that millennials place higher value on convenience and memorizing dozens of new, complex, unique passwords is cumbersome, especially as these users are likely to have a growing number of accounts that require such passwords."
Changing your password is easy; changing your fingerprint is not. Also, you should think twice about using biometrics: fingerprints are unique so there is a risk of group all your various online accounts together. Not to mention that for those who control important and secret information this will never be an option because counter-intelligence just needs to beat you senseless and then put your finger onto the scanner.