Biometrics Are Not Reliable, Says EU Data Protection Expert

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 i…

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