Facial Biometrics Pose Privacy Woes
Lack of Consent Bothers Privacy Advocate Beth Givens
August 29, 2011
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Facial recognition technology could prove to be an effective way to authenticate individuals seeking entry to secured buildings or databases storing sensitive information. But the <b><a href='https://www.govinfosecurity.com/biometrics-c-207'>biometric</a></b> technology already is being abused, and IT security managers employing facial recognition should be careful to encrypt the biometric data, cautions a privacy rights leader.