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Biometrics: Who's Watching You?
URL: http://www.eff.org/wp/biometrics-whos-watching-you

Description:
This document outlines concerns with biometrics, "the automatic identification or identity verification of living persons using their enduring physical or behavioral characteristics." Discusses specific concerns (such as accuracy of the systems and privacy), current biometrics initiatives, attributes and components of biometrics systems, types of systems (such as fingerprinting, facial recognition, and voice verification), and related information. From the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF).

Publisher:
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)

Extra Keywords
Patriot Act

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Biometric identification
Privacy, Right of

LII Database Information:
Record 20124 created by Jennifer English on 12/21/2005
Last modification on 11/01/2007
Published: 01/05/2006  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/20124