Good practice guidance material
At a time when legislation, policies and standards are struggling to keep up with developments and new applications in biometric technology, the work of the Biometrics Institute is extremely important.
Please use the links below to access our latest good practice guidance material.
General guidance and risk management frameworks
The Three Laws of Biometrics (2020)
Good Practice Framework (2020)
Biometrics Essentials learning tool (2023)
Procurement Guidelines (2025)
Understanding Biometrics – Considerations for Implementing a Biometric System (2016)
Policy and data protection
Privacy Guidelines (updated 2025)
Privacy Awareness Checklist (updated 2022)
Ethical Principles for Biometrics (2019)
Process and applications
Beyond the checkout: Biometrics in retail (2024)
Digital Onboarding and Biometrics paper (2021)
Digital Identity and Biometric Authentication paper (2023)
Mitigating Biometric Vulnerabilities in Digital Identity – Executive Briefing (2024)
*NEW* Biometrics and Account Recovery (2025)
Technology
Types of Biometrics (updated 2022)
Verification (1:1) and identification (1:n) explanatory graphics (updated 2024)
Biometrics and Hygiene Considerations (2020)
Top 10 Vulnerability Questions (updated 2020)
Biometrics Vulnerability Checklist (updated 2020)
Presentation attack detection (PAD) and liveness guiding document (updated 2020)
Further information
We’re constantly adding more good practice materials. For further information or if you are interested in membership please email admin@biometricsinstitute.org.
