Border Security White Papers
Biometrics: Who's Watching You
Overview Among the many reactions to the September 11 tragedy has been a renewed attention to biometrics. The federal government has led the way with its new concern about border control. Other proposals include the use of biometrics with ID cards and in airports, e.g. video surveillance enhanced by facial-recognition technology. The purpose of this document is to sketch out EFF's concerns about biometrics. In today's public arena, biometric technologies are being marketed as a "silver bullet" for terrorism; however, very little independent, objective scientific testing of biometrics has been done.
| Publisher | Electronic Frontier Foundation | File Format | HTML |
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| Date Published | December 2004 | Downloads | 26 |
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