Second Generation Biometrics: The Ethical, Legal and Social Context

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Mordini, Emilio (Editor), Tzovaras, Dimitros (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2012.
• Series: The International Library of Ethics, Law and Technology, 11
• Subjects: Philosophy.; Ethics.; Computers and civilization.; Computers.; Law and legislation.; Computers and Society.; Philosophy of Technology.; Legal Aspects of Computing.

While a sharp debate is emerging about whether conventional biometric technology offers society any significant advantages over other forms of identification, and whether it constitutes a threat to privacy, technology is rapidly progressing. Politicians and the public are still discussing fingerprin...