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Are Biometrics A Threat To Privacy? |
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Answer» This is a difficult question and probably the main BARRIER to wider use of BIOMETRIC systems. If a person's biometric information is stolen, then their PRIVACY has definitely been breached. However, if certain standards in information collection and protection are met, then biometrics can be a privacy enhancing tool. It is the aim of the Biometrics Institute to see these standards and procedures PUT in place. This is a difficult question and probably the main barrier to wider use of biometric systems. If a person's biometric information is stolen, then their privacy has definitely been breached. However, if certain standards in information collection and protection are met, then biometrics can be a privacy enhancing tool. It is the aim of the Biometrics Institute to see these standards and procedures put in place. |
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