Description
Abstract
Bio metrics are physical and behavioral characteristics that can be used to digitally identify a person. Some examples of bio metrics include Face ID (facial recognition), Fingerprint and Palm Print, Iris Recognition, Voice Recognition, and more. The aim of this seminar is to study the ethics of using bio metric data for identification.
CHAPTER ONE
Introduction
1.1 Background of the study
Bio metrics and identity technologies have evolved into a part of almost all of our daily lives, from voice recognition and authentication on customer service phone assistance, to facial recognition at airports and at our borders, to thumbprint and face recognition on our smart phones. Mobile financial transactions and things like digital driver’s licenses in our phones’ “wallets” are also becoming increasingly a reality. In short, bio metrics, in one form or another, are becoming a ubiquitous part of our lives (Awanb, 2017).
Today, technology wields enormous power. Given its power, it bears a slew of ethical obligations and acts in a variety of ways when it comes to technology application. In digital ethics, the implications of implementation for businesses, customers, governments, and society are also considered. As technologies continue to emerge and grow, we as professionals must stay ahead of the curve in order to prevent unethical technological practices. Within the technological industry it is extremely important that the best practices of ethics are applied. For example, some of those best practices could be gaining customer consent, maintaining personal privacy, and preventing harmful actions from occurring such as threats or possible security breaches from occurring(Awanb, 2017). With new technologies, we are seeing a significant increase in bio metrics across the board. Bio metrics are physical and behavioral characteristics that can be used to digitally identify a person. Some examples of bio metrics include Face ID (facial recognition), Fingerprint and Palm Print, Iris Recognition, Voice Recognition, and more(Awanb, 2017).
Over the past four years, members of the bio metrics community from around the world began to set about crafting ethical guidelines for the responsible use of the various products and technologies that they have been developing, producing and implementing.
Being aware of these ethical guidelines is useful for members of the law enforcement and security management community, as it has direct impacts on their work and the people and entities that they serve, protect, and defend.
1.2 Aim of the study
The aim of this seminar is to study the ethics of using bio metric data for identification.
