Human behavior can been altered due to the advancements of modern biometric technology as a surveillance system. Biometric technology can include “fingerprint, hand geometry, iris, and face recognition” (Venier). The advancements in biometric technology serves the purpose as a form of modern technological security. However, according to the article “Biometrics”, Silvia Venier reveals “the use of biometrics is not generally fully addressed in privacy legislation, and broad exemptions remain possible for law enforcement and national security” (Venier). This puts into question if our data is truly secure. It is essentially important to reveal this because it puts into risk the data stored within people’s phones. In addition, Venier mentions, “risks include the potential for discrimination (enrollment might be particularly difficult for some groups of people such as persons with disabilities or injuries, the elderly, or children), stigmatization (i.e., the risk of creating longer-term profiles with negative interpretation), or the potential for people being confronted, through the measurement of their physical or behavioral characteristics and in an unwanted way, with intimate information on, for example, their health status” …show more content…
Because of this, biometrics are much more than stored data in a device, they are part of someone’s identity. Not only that, but since there is no law enforcement on biometric technology, there is a potential serious risk that facial recognition or any other form of biometrics can be used against a person. However, with corporations like Apple, and Google, promoting their newest devices with more advanced ‘security installments’ that attract the public, consumers are more likely unaware that their information can be shared if without any specific law to secure their privacy. Who’s to say that biometrics aren’t already used against the