Mordini Emilio, Petrini Carlo
Centro per la Scienza, la Società e la Cittadinanza, Rome, Italy.
Ann Ist Super Sanita. 2007;43(1):5-11.
This paper discusses the social and ethical aspects of biometrics, using mainly a historical approach. A description is provided as regards the origins and development of the word. Reference is made to the various ways in which it has been interpreted, sometimes very different one from another, and finally to the meaning currently attached to it. The most relevant ethical and social implications are highlighted by giving a brief overview of the contents of the main institutional documents produced both on an international and domestic level in the various countries. The analyses contained in these reports also bring to the fore the main challenges which society shall have to deal with, in the near future and on a long-term basis, as a consequence of the extremely rapid diffusion of those technologies which use biometric data request.
本文主要采用历史研究方法探讨生物识别技术的社会和伦理层面。文中描述了该词的起源与发展，提及了它被阐释的各种方式，这些方式有时差异很大，最后阐述了其当前的含义。通过简要概述各国在国际和国内层面制定的主要机构文件的内容，突出了最相关的伦理和社会影响。这些报告中的分析还凸显了由于使用生物识别数据的技术迅速普及，社会在不久的将来和长期内将不得不应对的主要挑战。
