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Coronavirus and Fingerprint Technology

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  • Gabriel B. Iwasokun

    (Department of Software Engineering, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria)

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The corona virus disease, otherwise known as COVID-19, is an extremely communicable and pathogenic viral infection caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which emerged in Wuhan, China in December 2019 and has spread to almost all the countries in the world. The transmission of the virus is through touching of the nose, eyes, or mouth by a finger that has been contaminated through droplets on a surface when a carrier sneezes or coughs. Since the existing fingerprint devices are predominantly contact based, it implies that they can aid in the transmission of the virus. This paper discusses the application of fingerprint devices in notable places with high rate of COVID-19 infection as well as the threats to fingerprint technologies and the countermeasures. The need to change focus and orientation towards contactless biometric technologies as sure solution to the fear and animosity expressed towards contact-based fingerprint technology is also expatiated.

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  • Gabriel B. Iwasokun, 2021. "Coronavirus and Fingerprint Technology," International Journal of Sociotechnology and Knowledge Development (IJSKD), IGI Global, vol. 13(4), pages 1-16, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:jskd00:v:13:y:2021:i:4:p:1-16
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