DocumentCode
984219
Title
Biometrics and the threat to civil liberties
Author
Johnson, Margaret L.
Author_Institution
Stanford Univ., CA, USA
Volume
37
Issue
4
fYear
2004
fDate
4/1/2004 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
90
Lastpage
92
Abstract
Biometrics refers to the automatic identification or verification of living persons using their enduring physical or behavioral characteristics. Biometric systems fall into two categories: authentication and identification, with authentication systems being far more common. We discuss about the Biometric system and its use in authentication and identification. We also discuss about the face recognition system and the threat caused on the civil liberties due to illegal modification of the databases in the biometric system.
Keywords
authorisation; biometrics (access control); computer crime; database management systems; face recognition; authentication system; biometric system; civil liberties; database; face recognition system; person identification; Airports; Bioinformatics; Biometrics; Cameras; Control systems; Government; Humans; Privacy; Security; Watches;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Computer
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9162
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MC.2004.1297317
Filename
1297317
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