Instigator / Pro
4
1566
rating
29
debates
56.9%
won
Topic
#1635

Biometrics are preferred over traditional passwords

Status
Finished

The debate is finished. The distribution of the voting points and the winner are presented below.

Winner & statistics
Better arguments
0
3
Better sources
2
2
Better legibility
1
1
Better conduct
1
1

After 1 vote and with 3 points ahead, the winner is...

Zaradi
Parameters
Publication date
Last updated date
Type
Standard
Number of rounds
3
Time for argument
Two days
Max argument characters
5,000
Voting period
One week
Point system
Multiple criterions
Voting system
Open
Contender / Con
7
1558
rating
4
debates
100.0%
won
Description

"Biometrics" - Using one's unique body signatures to identify individual people
"Preferred" - Would be better for society
"Traditional Passwords" - 1 2 3 4 5

Please refrain from juxtaposing biometrics or traditional passwords with ones of the historic past, or distant future. Limit your time span within reasonable lengths.

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@Barney

Oh yeah, thanks for your vote. No problem there.

I do wish there were more though...

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@DynamicSquid
@Zaradi

I'm of course happy to clarify any part of my vote. I am very tired right now, and it's wholly possible I overlooked some important detail. (with just under two days left to vote, getting it submitted fast enough to be responded to was important)

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@Zaradi

Good debate. I had fun. See you soon!

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@Barney

Technically yes they aren't. But it's kinda hard to debate which one is better than the other if either of us can say "well if it doesn't work we can always have the second one as a backup". It makes every argument non-unique.

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@DynamicSquid
@Zaradi

Please remind me to vote (like a day or two out, not right now).

And I got to say it, but the things are not mutually exclusive.

Oh and for formatting, this should be helpful: https://tiny.cc/DebateArt

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@DynamicSquid

Actually, nevermind. I'm not worried.

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@DynamicSquid

That doesn't really answer my question. Look at how I organized my use of sources. I'd like for you to do the same, or at least something similar.

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@Zaradi

I linked 5 sources in my speech, but most of my info could be generally applied.

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@DynamicSquid

Bruh, what are any of these sources backing up? Which link is for which argument?

Links for my second round:

https://www.howtogeek.com/169847/how-attackers-actually-hack-accounts-online-and-how-to-protect-yourself/
https://whatismyipaddress.com/hacking-basics
https://www.explainthatstuff.com/fingerprintscanners.html
http://theconversation.com/fingerprinting-to-solve-crimes-not-as-robust-as-you-think-85534
https://www.biometricsinstitute.org/what-is-biometrics/types-of-biometrics/
https://science.howstuffworks.com/biometrics2.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gait_(human)
https://www.biometricsinstitute.org/what-is-biometrics/standards/
https://www.sanitysolutions.com/understanding-the-cost-of-a-data-security-hack/

Here's the clip I was referring to in my speech (skip to 1:55):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcTK6uPPiAo

I thought this was off-topic in a debate so that's why I'm posting it here.

Links:

https://www.informationweek.com/strategic-cio/security-and-risk-strategy/are-biometrics-good-or-bad-for-digital-security-/a/d-id/1331991
https://opusresearch.net/wordpress/2018/04/27/biometrics-the-good-the-bad-and-the-reality/
https://www.onelogin.com/learn/biometric-authentication
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biometrics
https://cybersecurityventures.com/hackerpocalypse-cybercrime-report-2016/
https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/5-million-google-passwords-leaked-a-7299