The ethics of biometrics: The risk of social exclusion from the widespread use of electronic identification

Science and Engineering Ethics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 45-54

  Wickins, Jeremy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biometrics; Ethics; Identity cards; Social exclusion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL ETHICS; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

BIOMETRY; ETHICS, PROFESSIONAL; HUMANS; PREJUDICE; RECORDS;

EID: 34548804943     PISSN: 13533452     EISSN: 16605454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-007-9003-z     Document Type: Article

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