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Highly secure and accessible, palm recognition offers a great way to verify and manage your identity. Humanity Protocol is making headlines with its idea of leveraging palm biometrics and zk-proofs to build a secure, private, and universally accessible digital identity system.
The drive behind this concept is well-intentioned. However, like other biometric methods, user privacy remains the top concern. Is it possible to keep this technology secure without giving up personal rights? Can this convenience come at the cost of our privacy?
Humanity Protocol believes they have a solution that addresses these concerns. We spoke with Terence Kwok, founder of Humanity Protocol, to learn more about how the protocol protects privacy, why palm recognition is better than other methods, what zk-proofs do, and how they meet regulatory rules.
Palm recognition could bring a balance of security and convenience
Crypto Briefing – To start off, could you tell us a bit about what prompted Humanity Protocol to explore palm recognition technology? What specific advantages does it offer over other biometric systems like fingerprint scanning or iris recognition?
Terence Kwok – Palm recognition technology offers a balanced combination of security, robustness, and better user experience compared to other forms of biometrics. We’re already familiar with using fingerprints and facial recognition on our devices, but palm scans take it a step further with intricate vein patterns and other unique attributes that tend to stay the same over the course of an individual’s life.
Iris scans may offer the same benefits but often require specialized hardware stationed at multiple locations to onboard users en masse. Palm prints on the other hand (pun intended), can be captured by our mobile devices quickly and conveniently.
With our aim to become Web3’s human layer, we were mindful of these factors and wanted to go with a form of biometric that is more feature-rich than fingerprints, convenient for users and less susceptible to wear.
Crypto Briefing – How does your system handle potential variations in palm prints due to age, injury, or issues like dirty, damaged palms?
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