According to a 2021 survey carried out among industry professionals all around the globe, ** percent of respondents strongly agreed with the statement that biometrics would play a key role in the enabling of digital identities, while ** percent strongly agreed that there would continue to be growth in different identity verification systems and technologies.
members of the Biometrics Institute, other key stakeholders and industry and media contacts.
Method of interview
Email survey
Supplementary notes
The question wasphrased by the source as follows: "Owing to the interest in digital identity, we included more questions in this year’s survey including two
new attitude statements. Respondents were asked to what extent they agreed or disagreed with each one, using a five-point scale."
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