TY  - JOUR
AB  - The evolution of information technology is likely to result in intimate
interdependence between humans and technology. This fusion has been
characterized in popular science fiction as chip implantation. It is,
however, more likely to take the form of biometric identification using
such technologies as fingerprints, hand geometry and retina scanning.
Some applications of biometric identification technology are now
cost‐effective, reliable and highly accurate. As a result, biometric
systems are being developed in many countries for such purposes as
social security entitlement, payments, immigration control and election
management. Whether or not biometry delivers on its promise of
high‐quality identification, it will imperil individual autonomy.
Widespread application of the technologies would conflict with
contemporary values, and result in a class of outcasts.
VL  - 7
IS  - 4
SN  - 0959-3845
DO  - 10.1108/09593849410076807
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/09593849410076807
AU  - Davies Simon G.
PY  - 1994
Y1  - 1994/01/01
TI  - Touching Big Brother: How Biometric Technology Will Fuse Flesh and Machine
T2  - Information Technology & People
PB  - MCB UP Ltd
SP  - 38
EP  - 47
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -