Brazil: mobile biometric security methods on digital services 2020

Published by
Federica Laricchia,
May 17, 2022
According to a 2020 survey fielded in Brazil, fingerprint reading was the most popular biometric authentication method among smartphone users in the South American country accessing digital services on this device, used by 44 percent of those interviewed. Facial recognition came in second, used by 20 percent of respondents to access these services.

Biometric authentication methods used to access digital services via smartphone in Brazil in 2020

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Release date

November 2020

Region

Brazil

Survey time period

October 13 to 26, 2020

Number of respondents

2,036 internet and smartphone users

Method of interview

Online interview

Supplementary notes

The source does not provide information on the age of respondents.
The original question posed was: What methods below have you used to authenticate yourself to some digital service on your smartphone? ("Quais métodos abaixo você já utilizou para se autenticar em algum serviço digital no smartphone?").

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