As high-profile biometric breaches and violations make headlines, consumer comfort levels in sharing biometrics have declined significantly.

According to GetApp's 2024 Biometric Technologies Survey of 1,000 consumers, the number of individuals who highly trust tech companies to safeguard biometric data has absolutely plummeted, falling from 28% in 2022 to a mere 5% in 2024.

This is contrary to the immediate post-pandemic years when biometric technologies peaked in...