An electronic device and method are disclosed. The electronic device includes a communication circuit, a memory storing identifiers for one or more external electronic devices defined as a group, and a processor. The processor implements the method, including receiving biometric information detected by an external biometric detection device via transmission from at least one external electronic device of the group, selecting from within the group a particular external electronic device based on the received biometric information and the information related to the particular external electronic device, and transmitting the received biometric information to the selected particular external electronic device.