The use of biometrics is increasing in popularity, by both companies as well as government agencies. But what you might not know is that these technologies can be abused to violate your personal privacy. If you want to learn how, as well as how we can be protected from this, you can click this link… Read more Is Your Personal Information Truly Private?
(AEEC) Connor Burri, Patrick O’Mullan, Matthew Spofford, Alex Young Categorization of people has been a challenging topic for centuries. With developing technologies in the realms of genetics and biometrics, we are for the first time able to accurately categorize people based not just by appearance, but by the molecules that encode their being. However, these… Read more Adversities of the Biometrics and Genetics Industries
(ACHSRE) Gabriel Dudlicek, Phillip Durgin, Angela Ferro, Adam Goldsmith Today, the burgeoning fields of genetics and biometrics are continuously being woven into contemporary life, often times without the general population even noticing. This data can have many practical and beneficial purposes, such as identification, security, and medical research. However, concerns about what entities have access to… Read more Becoming Data: The Cost of Advancing the Fields of Genetics and Biometrics with Technology
By Emma Bailey, Joshua O’Grady, Andrew Panneton, Matt Stevens *All authors contributed equally to this work. Genetics and biometrics are major emerging technologies of the 21st century. As scientists continue to make more discoveries and technologies become more advanced, it is only natural that controversial issues arise. The main issues that have risen from these advancements are… Read more The Annihilation of Privacy & Preservation of Racial Categorization