Heo Sung-Eun, Kim Manho, Kim Wijin, Choi Jongseok, Jung Sungwon, Oh Yoogyeong, Choi Bumgyu, Choi Eunji, Heo Deokjae, Lee Sangmin, Park Ju Hyun, Hong Jinkee
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, College of Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea.
Department of Biomedical Science, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, 24341, Gangwon-do, Republic of Korea.
Sci Rep. 2025 May 24;15(1):18050. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-02516-8.
Biometric data has the potential to revolutionize health analytics and pharmacology by providing personalized insights into drug efficacy and health trajectories. However, its governance presents significant ethical challenges, particularly around individual ownership and privacy. This study addresses these challenges by proposing a sustainable and ethical framework that integrates biometric data with non-fungible tokens (NFTs). We developed a customized NFT framework with advanced smart contract functionalities that enhance privacy protection and decentralized authentication of biometric data ownership. This approach ensures the secure and ethical management of digital health data while reinforcing individuals' control over their biometric information. By leveraging cryptographic techniques for privacy protection, this framework enhances both the security and efficiency of personal health data management, offering a new perspective on ownership in digital health. Furthermore, a sustainable economic model is proposed to facilitate ethical transactions of tokenized biometric data within the NFT marketplace. The implications of this study extend beyond technology and commerce, offering valuable insights into human behavior in emerging digital economies and contributing to the creation of a more sustainable and equitable digital health ecosystem.
生物识别数据有潜力通过提供有关药物疗效和健康轨迹的个性化见解，彻底改变健康分析和药理学。然而，其治理面临重大的伦理挑战，特别是在个人所有权和隐私方面。本研究通过提出一个将生物识别数据与非同质化代币（NFT）整合的可持续且符合伦理的框架来应对这些挑战。我们开发了一个具有先进智能合约功能的定制NFT框架，该框架增强了生物识别数据所有权的隐私保护和去中心化认证。这种方法确保了数字健康数据的安全和符合伦理的管理，同时加强了个人对其生物识别信息的控制。通过利用加密技术进行隐私保护，该框架提高了个人健康数据管理的安全性和效率，为数字健康中的所有权提供了新视角。此外，还提出了一种可持续的经济模型，以促进NFT市场中代币化生物识别数据的符合伦理的交易。本研究的影响不仅限于技术和商业，还为新兴数字经济中的人类行为提供了有价值的见解，并有助于创建一个更可持续、更公平的数字健康生态系统。
