In the XXIth century there is a strong interest on privacy issues. Technology permits obtaining personal information without individuals consent, computers make it feasible to share and process this information, and this can bring about damaging implications. In some sense, biometric information is personal information, so it is important to be conscious about what is true and what is false when some people claim that biometrics is an attempt to individuals privacy. In this paper, key points related to this matter are dealt with.
翻译:在二十一世纪,对隐私问题有着浓厚的兴趣:技术允许在未经个人同意的情况下获取个人信息,计算机使得能够分享和处理这种信息,这可能产生破坏性的影响。 从某种意义上说,生物鉴别信息是个人信息,因此,当有人声称生物鉴别技术是对个人隐私的企图时,必须意识到什么是真实的,什么是虚假的。本文将讨论与这个问题有关的要点。