What are commonly expressed fears regarding biometrics and privacy?
The basic classifications of privacy are personal and informational. It is rare that objections to biometric are expressed systematically: it is much more likely that objections to biometrics are called slippery slope or Big Brother without further elaboration. Personal Privacy. For some people, the use of biometrics is seen as inherently offensive. Being required to verify one s identity through a finger-scan or voice-scan can be seen as intrusive, impersonal, or mistrustful. These objections to biometrics are based on personal privacy. Informational Privacy. A more common objection to biometrics is based on informational privacy; how biometric data might be misused, tracked, linked, and otherwise abused.
