Good Practice

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

Good Practice Framework

Biometrics Essentials learning tool

United Nations compendium of recommended practices for the responsible use and sharing of biometrics in counter-terrorism

Understanding Biometrics – Considerations for Implementing a Biometric System 

Policy and data protection

Privacy Guidelines

Privacy Awareness Checklist

Ethical Principles for Biometrics

Process and applications

Beyond the checkout: Biometrics in retail

Digital Onboarding and Biometrics paper

Digital Identity and Biometric Authentication paper

Mitigating Biometric Vulnerabilities in Digital Identity – Executive Briefing

Technology

Types of Biometrics

Verification (1:1) and identification (1:n) explanatory graphics

Biometrics and Hygiene Considerations

Top 10 Vulnerability Questions

Biometrics Vulnerability Checklist

Presentation attack detection (PAD) and liveness guiding document

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.