A method for identifying an animal or human, including the steps of collecting and retaining an archive data set of measurements of two or more kinetic stylometrics of a first individual animal or human collecting and retaining a test data set of measurements of the same two or more kinetic stylometrics of a test individual and comparing archive and test data sets to determine similarity therefore, wherein similarity within any appropriate confidence interval confirms that the test individual and the first individual are the same. Using similar methods, social or other groups maybe kinetically stylometrically profiled for subsequent individual testing.
