Legislation, risks and challenges of biometric systems

Abstract

Personal identification has forced individuals to have multiple passwords, tokens and personal identification numbers or documents, which have proved not to be the most appropriate for online actions. Biometric technologies have offered efficient forms of identification and validation but have also proved to be unsafe in the face of possible transgressions, or misuse that the controllers can make. Although there is legislation to regulate this information, it is still limited; therefore, with the new European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the protection of biometric data is expected to be extended to all countries, and the current risks and challenges in security, privacy and human rights be mitigated.