Biometrics: Personal Identification in Networked Society is a comprehensive and accessible source of state-of-the-art information on all existing and emerging biometrics: the science of automatically identifying individuals based on their physiological or behavior characteristics. In particular, the book covers: General principles and ideas of designing biometric-based systems and their underlying tradeoffs Identification of important issues in the evaluation of biometrics-based systems Integration of biometric cues, and the integration of biometrics with other existing technologies Assessment of the capabilities and limitations of different biometrics The comprehensive examination of biometric methods in commercial use and in research development Exploration of some of the numerous privacy and security implications