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Biometrics: The body as universal ID?
Print ITA [Hrsg.], (2021) Biometrics: The body as universal ID? ITA-Dossier No 55en (April 2021; Authors: Stefan Strauss, Felix Schaber, Walter Peissl).
-> Biometric recognition is becoming more and more widespread in consumers’ everyday lives and promises more security. -> Biometric procedures digitise characteristics of the body and can even remain unnoticed. -> In many cases, the processing of biometric data is opaque and difficult to control. Biometrics therefore poses risks for privacy, security, and fundamental rights. -> Regulatory measures can contribute to reduce some of the risks.

Biometrics: The body as universal ID?

ITA [Hrsg.], (2021) Biometrics: The body as universal ID? ITA-Dossier No 55en (April 2021; Authors: Stefan Strauss, Felix Schaber, Walter Peissl).

-> Biometric recognition is becoming more and more widespread in consumers’ everyday lives and promises more security.
-> Biometric procedures digitise characteristics of the body and can even remain unnoticed.
-> In many cases, the processing of biometric data is opaque and difficult to control.
Biometrics therefore poses risks for privacy, security, and fundamental rights.
-> Regulatory measures can contribute to reduce some of the risks.

Publication type:: policy brief
Publication language:: English
Publication date:: 2021-04
Publication URL:: http://epub.oeaw.ac.at/ita/ita-dossiers/ita-dossier055en.pdf
Institute:: Institute of Technology Assessment (ITA)
Country:: Austria
Project:: The body as key – Biometric methods for consumers (ITA)

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