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FUNCTION CREEP [1 record]

Record 1 2013-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rights and Freedoms
  • Biometrics
CONT

While the Passport Office's proposed use of facial recognition technology differs from the surveillance of individuals in public places, the use does attract a number of privacy risks usually associated with the use of biometrics. Among the privacy risks are :"Function creep" : that means using the information in the future for a purpose beyond the original purpose...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droits et libertés
  • Biométrie
CONT

Même si le but visé au Bureau des passeports par la mise en place d'une technologie d'identification faciale n'est pas de surveiller des personnes dans des lieux publics, son utilisation fait apparaître plusieurs risques d'atteinte à la vie privée généralement associés à l'exploitation de la biométrie. Voici des facteurs de risque sur la vie privée : «Détournement de fonction», on veut dire par là l'utilisation dans le futur de la technologie pour des motifs autres que les motifs originaux [...]

Spanish

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