From Identity Verification to Behavior Prediction: Ethical Implications of Second Generation Biometrics

• Published in: The Review of policy research Vol. 29; no. 1; pp. 21 - 36
• Main Authors: Sutrop, Margit, Laas-Mikko, Katrin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malden, USA Blackwell Publishing Inc 01.01.2012; Policy Studies Organization
• Series: Review of Policy Research
• Subjects: ADABTS; Behavior; behavior prediction; Biometrics; Biometry; Discrimination; ethical issues; Ethics; Europe; FAST; first generation biometrics; Identification systems; Identity; Informed consent; moral autonomy; policy research; Prediction; Privacy; Reviews; Risk; second generation biometrics; Social aspects; stigmatization; surveillance; Technology; Threats; Trust; Verification; United Kingdom; USA

In this article, we will compare ethical issues raised by first and second generation biometrics. First generation biometrics use characteristics readily visible to the naked eye to ensure that the person identified is the person he claims to be, whereas second generation biometrics focus on behavio...