Countermeasures: the need for new legislation to govern biometric technologies in the UK

Solving the technical problems does not make these technologies safe: the use of biometrics can lead to bias and discrimination that stem not from the technology itself but from the way it Executive summary Countermeasures: the need for new legislation to govern biometric technologies in the UK 4 is used in context, for example to over-police marginalised communities, or to use stereotypes to make. [...] What are biometrics? Countermeasures: the need for new legislation to govern biometric technologies in the UK 11 What are biometrics? The question of what exactly counts, and what should count, as biometric data and biometric technologies (at least for the purposes of law and regulation) is the subject of some debate, with different jurisdictions adopting distinct definitions of biometrics. [...] Common applications of biometric technologies Detection: is there anybody there? This type of biometric technology includes the use of facial recognition technology to confirm the presence of a face in a digital image, or the use of motion sensors and other biometric data to detect the presence of a person. [...] While varying in tone and focus, committees in the House of Commons and House of Lords, the Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner (the office responsible for oversight of some aspects of law enforcement use of biometrics in England and Wales) and judicial opinion all coalesce around the idea that there is not a sufficient legal framework in place to manage the unique issues that biometri. [...] Available at: Civil society, industry Countermeasures: the need for new legislation to govern biometric technologies in the UK 33 and policy responses to the Committee’s special reports, the Government noted that the complexity of legal frameworks governing biometric data may inhibit the confident adoption of new tech.