Discussion on Biometrics

Discussion on Biometrics

Many people believe that the use of biometrics is an invasion of privacy. For example, an eye scanning device records the inner structure of a person’s eye and stores that image in a database. Critics worry that databases of human traits used to maintain corporate security may actually pose a privacy threat to individuals, if such data were used in other ways. In your view, are such concerns justified? Why or why not?

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I believe that every individual has the right and responsibility to be concerned about the kind of information which is collected from them and how it’s stored. They also have the right to understand the consequences of the information not being stored properly.

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