Alarm as biometric data added to government database
Experts are warning people that they now risk losing control of their biometric identity entirely as commercial interests, governments and organised crime gangs all move to capture more personal metadata for their own gain.
Biometric data may already be vulnerable to misuse by criminals and terrorists, as the proliferation of mobile cameras combined with social media and ubiquitous CCTV feeds mean we're caught on screen more than ever before.
Technology and legal expert Professor Katina Michael said one of the biggest risks of the collection of biometric data was not deliberate misuse by government agencies, but rather vulnerabilities in the way biometrics work.
