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Biometric identification technologies: considerations to address information gaps and other stakeholder concerns : report to congressional committees.
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- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- United States. Government Accountability Office, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Biometric identification--United States--Evaluation.
- Biometric identification.
- Biometric identification--Social aspects--United States--Evaluation.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (ii, 61 pages) : color illustrations
- Other Title:
- Considerations to address information gaps and other stakeholder concerns
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : United States Government Accountability Office, 2024.
- Summary:
- Biometric identification is the recognition of individuals based on their biological characteristics. These technologies include facial recognition, iris scanning, and fingerprinting, among others. Advocates for the use of biometric identification point to potential for the technologies to increase convenience, security, and efficiency. At the same time, several organizations have raised concerns about the accuracy of the technologies and their effect on privacy and civil liberties. This report (1) describes literature and researcher views on the accuracy of biometric identification technologies across populations; (2) describes selected stakeholders' perspectives on how, if at all, use of biometric identification technologies affects access to resources or levels of inequality for communities that have faced historical patterns of disadvantage; and (3) identifies key considerations that could help address stakeholder concerns about the use of biometric identification technologies.
- Contents:
- Background.
- Accuracy has improved, particularly for facial recognition, but knowledge gaps persist for real-world performance.
- Stakeholders shared examples of effects on communities facing historical patterns of disadvantage and identified areas of concern.
- Key considerations to address privacy, transparency, and other concerns.
- Agency comments and third party views.
- Appendices.
- Notes:
- "April 2024."
- "GAO-24-106293."
- In scope of the U.S. Government Publishing Office Cataloging and Indexing Program (C&I) and Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP).
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF cover (GAO, viewed April 30, 2024).
- OCLC:
- 1430990778
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