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Author Kindt, Els J., author

Title Privacy and data protection issues of biometric applications : a comparative legal analysis / by Els J. Kindt
Published Dordrecht : Springer, [2013]
©2013

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Description 1 online resource (XXI, 975 pages) : illustrations
Series Law, Governance and Technology Series ; 12
Law, governance and technology series ; v. 12.
Contents Introduction: Subject, methodology and structure -- An introduction into the use of biomeetric technology -- Biometric data, data protection and the right to privacy -- The risks involved upon the use of biometric data and biometric systems -- The proportionality principle as a general principle of law applied to biometric data processing -- Strengths and weaknesses of the proportionality principle for biometric applications -- The criteria for the correct 'balancing of rights' -- The need for a consistent legal regulation of biometric data -- A legal model for the use of biometric data in the private sector
Summary This book discusses all critical privacy and data protection aspects of biometric systems from a legal perspective. It contains a systematic and complete analysis of the many issues raised by these systems based on examples worldwide and provides several recommendations for a transnational regulatory framework. An appropriate legal framework is in most countries not yet in place
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 8, 2014)
Subject Biometry.
Computers -- Law and legislation.
Law.
Public law.
biometrics.
LAW -- Constitutional.
LAW -- Public.
Biometry
Computers -- Law and legislation
Law
Public law
The Netherlands.
Belgium.
France.
Personal data.
DNA.
Identification.
Privacy.
Data protection.
Technology.
Genre/Form Law.
Form Electronic book
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