Biometrics Are Not Reliable, Says EU Data Protection Expert
am 18.03.2006 von http://lawjustice.blogspot.com
Biometrics are not reliable, says EU data protecton expert (source: EUobserver)
An EU data protection supervisor, Peter Hustinx, has criticised the use of biometrics as unique identifiers for European citizens, saying fingerprint or DNA identifications can be inaccurate. He leads an independent body that monitors EU data protection. He says that recent proposals to interconnect important …
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