~terry
Sat, Feb 21, 1998 (16:20)
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The technology for biometric and behavioral identification is not new.
Much of it was developed several decades ago, often for military or
national security applications. What is new is that the costs of
implementing the technology are way down. The result is increasing use of
biometric and behavioral identifiers for commercial applications,
including everything from retina scans to withdraw cash from ATM machines
to fingerprint access to buildings. The proliferating use of these unique
identifiers and the collection of biometric data on a massive scale raise
a host of privacy issues. This panel will introduce biometrics and
behavioral identifiers and their applications and the privacy issues
raised by them.
~terry
Wed, Mar 4, 1998 (07:09)
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From Danielle Gallo, who works with Lorrie Cranor:
A panel on 'Privacy Implications of Biometrics and Behavioral
Identifiers' outlined the implications of the use of biometrics
(thumbprints, retinal scans, etc) for identification purposes. Dr. Ann
Cavoukian, the Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner, presented
the idea that biometrics are a threat to individual privacy when not
used carefully. Dr. George Tomko of Mytec Technologies discussed
combining biometrics with encryption in an effort to reduce privacy
concerns and increase security.