How can we use and protect uniquely private biometric data?
The Privacy Commissioner wants to know what the public thinks about how their biometric information is collected and used.
Biometrics - involving the use of computers to identify people's faces, irises or fingerprints - can make life easier (think about unlocking your phone with a glance or a thumbprint) but also raise issues about data security and discrimination.
The new commissioner Michael Webster spoke to Māni Dunlop.
How can we use and protect uniquely private biometric data?
The Privacy Commissioner wants to know what the public thinks about how their biometric information is collected and used.
Biometrics - involving the use of computers to identify people's faces, irises or fingerprints - can make life easier (think about unlocking your phone with a glance or a thumbprint) but also raise issues about data security and discrimination.
The new commissioner Michael Webster spoke to Māni Dunlop.