Buch, Englisch, 99 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 184 g
Reihe: SpringerBriefs in Ethics
Buch, Englisch, 99 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 184 g
Reihe: SpringerBriefs in Ethics
ISBN: 978-3-030-90255-1
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Biometric identification technology is developing rapidly and being implemented more widely, along with other forms of information technology. As products, services and communication moves online, digital identity and security is becoming more important. Biometric identification facilitates this transition. Citizens now use biometrics to access a smartphone or obtain a passport; law enforcement agencies use biometrics in association with CCTV to identify a terrorist in a crowd, or identify a suspect via their fingerprints or DNA; and companies use biometrics to identify their customers and employees. In some cases the use of biometrics is governed by law, in others the technology has developed and been implemented so quickly that, perhaps because it has been viewed as a valuable security enhancement, laws regulating its use have often not been updated to reflect new applications. However, the technology associated with biometrics raises significant ethical problems, including in relation to individual privacy, ownership of biometric data, dual use and, more generally, as is illustrated by the increasing use of biometrics in authoritarian states such as China, the potential for unregulated biometrics to undermine fundamental principles of liberal democracy. Resolving these ethical problems is a vital step towards more effective regulation.
Zielgruppe
Research
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Angewandte Ethik & Soziale Verantwortung Wissenschaftsethik, Technikethik
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Wissenssoziologie, Wissenschaftssoziologie, Techniksoziologie
- Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Technologie: Soziale & Ethische Aspekte
- Rechtswissenschaften Strafrecht Kriminologie, Strafverfolgung
- Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik EDV & Informatik Allgemein Rechtliche Aspekte der EDV
- Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Informatik Künstliche Intelligenz Mustererkennung, Biometrik
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein
Weitere Infos & Material
Acknowledgment.- 1. The Rise of Biometric Identification, Fingerprints and Applied Ethics.- 2. Facial Recognition and Privacy Rights.- 3. DNA Identification, Joint Rights and Collective Responsibility.- 4. Biometric and Non-Biometric Integration: Dual Use Dilemmas.- 5. The Future of Biometrics and Liberal Democracy.- Index.