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Record 1 2023-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biometrics
  • Communication and Information Management
CONT

Biometric information is information about a person's physical or behavioural characteristics that can be used to identify them ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biométrie
  • Gestion des communications et de l'information
CONT

La biométrie permet d'identifier ou d'authentifier une personne grâce à ses caractéristiques uniques [...] Les caractéristiques ou les mesures biométriques issues de ces analyses sont des renseignements personnels aussi appelés renseignements biométriques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Biometría
  • Gestión de las comunicaciones y la información
CONT

Por su parte, el FBI y la CIA están incluyendo en sus bases de datos información biométrica, como huellas dactilares y estructura de ADN, en reemplazo de los viejos archivos biográficos.

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