03554nam 2200601 a 450 991021999130332120240410072719.00-8330-3250-X(CKB)111056486805442(EBL)227814(OCoLC)475935129(SSID)ssj0000105639(PQKBManifestationID)11131067(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000105639(PQKBWorkID)10101733(PQKB)11784516(Au-PeEL)EBL227814(CaPaEBR)ebr10505576(OCoLC)50851055(MiAaPQ)EBC227814(EXLCZ)9911105648680544220010514d2001 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrArmy biometric applications[electronic resource] identifying and addressing sociocultural concerns /John D. Woodward, Jr. ...[et al.]1st ed.Santa Monica, Calif. Rand20011 online resource (217 p.)"Prepared for the United States Army. Approved for public release; distribution unlimited.""Arroyo Center.""MR-1237."0-8330-2985-1 Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-185).PREFACE; FIGURES; TABLES; SUMMARY; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ACRONYMS; Chapter One INTRODUCTION; BACKGROUND; OBJECTIVES; APPROACH; SCOPE; ORGANIZATION OF THE REPORT; Chapter Two A PRIMER ON BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGY; A DEFINITION OF BIOMETRICS AND BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION; KEY ELEMENTS OF ALL BIOMETRIC SYSTEMS; MAINSTREAM BIOMETRICS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS; SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS OF MAINSTREAM BIOMETRICS; Chapter Three WHAT CONCERNS DO BIOMETRICS RAISE AND HOW DO THEY DIFFER FROM CONCERNS ABOUT OTHER IDENTIFICATION METHODS?; KEY SOCIOCULTURAL CONCERNS; BIOMETRICS RAISE SIMILAR YET DIFFERENT CONCERNSChapter Four WHAT STEPS CAN THE ARMY TAKE TO ADDRESS THESE CONCERNS?PRIVACY ACT OF 1974: A BASELINE FOR ADDRESSING SOME SOCIOCULTURAL CONCERNS; OTHER MILITARY POLICIES ADDRESS SPECIFIC SOCIOCULTURAL CONCERNS; RESPONDING TO SOCIOCULTURAL CONCERNS WITHIN A BROADER APPROACH IS CRITICAL; Chapter Five WHAT IS THE FEASIBILITY OF A NATIONAL BIOMETRIC CENTER?; BIOMETRIC RDT&E CAPABILITIES; A CENTER FOR BIOMETRIC RDT&E SEEMS FEASIBLE; AN ARMY OR DoD REPOSITORY FOR BIOMETRIC DATA ALSO SEEMS FEASIBLE; A NATIONAL BIOMETRICS DATA REPOSITORY RAISES SERIOUS FEASIBILITY ISSUESChapter Six CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONSCONCLUSIONS; RECOMMENDATIONS; Appendix A BIOMETRICS: A TECHNICAL PRIMER; Appendix B PROGRAM REPORTS; Appendix C LEGAL ASSESSMENT: LEGAL CONCERNS RAISED BY THE U.S. ARMY'S USE OF BIOMETRICS1; Appendix D BIOMETRIC CONSORTIUM; Appendix E INDIVIDUALS INTERVIEWED; BIBLIOGRAPHYEvery human possesses virtually infallible forms of identification. Known as biometrics, examples include fingerprints. The US Army has undertaken an assessment of how it can use biometrics to improve security, efficiency and convenience. This report examines the sociocultural concerns that arise.Biometric identificationUnited StatesBiometric identification355.6/1Woodward John D.Jr.942257United States.Army.Arroyo Center.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910219991303321Army biometric applications2126266UNINA