Eight case studies on regulating biometric technology show a path forward
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Synopsis
The New York–based AI Now Institute has released a report by its director of global strategy and programmes Amba Kak, detailing eight case studies of how biometric systems are regulated around the world. They span city, state, national, and global efforts, as well as some from non-profit organisation. The goal is to develop a deeper understanding of how different approaches work or fall short.
By Karen Hao Amba Kak was in law school in India when the country rolled out the Aadhaar project in 2009. The national biometric ID system, conceived as a comprehensive identity program, sought to collect the fingerprints, iris scans, and photographs of all residents. It wasn’t long, Kak remembers, before stories about its devastating consequences began to spread. “We were suddenly hearing reports of how manual laborers who work with their
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