Privacy issues on biometric systems
It raises awareness about privacy issues for individuals and organizations using biometric technologies, but appears incremental as it reviews existing points without new solutions.
The paper addresses privacy concerns in biometric systems, highlighting the risks of unauthorized collection and processing of personal biometric data.
In the XXIth century there is a strong interest on privacy issues. Technology permits obtaining personal information without individuals consent, computers make it feasible to share and process this information, and this can bring about damaging implications. In some sense, biometric information is personal information, so it is important to be conscious about what is true and what is false when some people claim that biometrics is an attempt to individuals privacy. In this paper, key points related to this matter are dealt with.