BIOMETRIC ID CARD

Biometric ID Card

Biometric ID Card

Introduction

Biometrics is an interesting subject, firstly because it is located at the intersection of two powerful contemporary logics, which are traceability and identification of individuals, also because it assumes an ambivalent. Biometrics is indeed both a threat to the right to privacy of Constitution Fundamental Freedoms, and a means to protect it by strengthening the confidentiality of communications. This ambiguity allows some to argue that biometrics could reconcile security and freedom, and would overcome the opposition between these two widely accepted concepts (Wayman & Maio 2010, pp.35) (Ashbourn, 2003).

Biometrics and Individual Privacy

The biometric techniques allow the recognition of the identity of an individual by identifying characteristics of the human body. Technological developments now allow extensive use of biometrics while representing half often incompatible with the privacy of an individual. In fact, "raise" the individual parts of the human element of identification is equivalent to "sacrifice" sphere of privacy of an individual and give a very invasive profiling: for example the creation of databases containing fingerprints or iris images, which allow virtually unequivocal recognition (Rule 2010, pp. 45). Biometrics is defined by the Guarantor for the privacy of a mixture of biology; electronics and genetics that turn the body into a password cannot be altered or reproduced (Ashbourn, 2003).

To date, however, the object is of wide suspicion because of the appearance of predominantly intrusive. However, technical alterations can be avoided by the guaranteed recognition of the individual himself. In all probability, the problem will likely move to the protection capabilities of databases containing biometrics and related security measures is to avoid the risks of unlawful processing.

In terms of national legislation now, the reference point is the new Code concerning the protection of personal data, which should be read carefully and understood well if you intend to use biometrics to allow recognition of individuals (Bolle & Senior 2008, pp.109). In fact, the code is essentially based on two principles to be applied to the processing of data: the necessity and proportionality of treatment modalities (Bolle, 2008).

Biometrics and Effectiveness of Public Acceptance

The biometric recognition technology is making the leap from science fiction to everyday applications used in offices. Our new handheld computer or personal digital assistant (PDA) is equipped with a biometric security system. Inside the iPAQ is a fingerprint scanner and the device which remains locked until the owner's fingerprint is not detected and recognized (Lewin ...