Essays about: "Biometric Identification Management System"

Found 3 essays containing the words Biometric Identification Management System.

  1. 1. Concerns of Power and Policy in the Use of Biometrics by UNHCR

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Tamara Lynn Larter; [2023]
    Keywords : biometrics; Biometric Identification Management System; BIMS; biopolitics; digital technology; humanitarian governance; refugees; UNHCR;

    Abstract : This paper investigates the growing concerns surrounding the utilisation of biometric technology within humanitarian organisations, with a specific focus on the Biometric Information Management System (BIMS) operated by UNHCR. The study is based on a literature review in which themes of concern are first identified in theoretical literature followed by an examination of empirical literature (here termed ‘refugee-including literature’) to see if the concerns are shared. READ MORE

  2. 2. Biometrics Technology : Attitudes & influencing factors when trying to adopt this technology in Blekinge healthcare

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Sektionen för datavetenskap och kommunikation

    Author : Irfan Iqbal; Bilal Qadir; [2012]
    Keywords : Biometrics Technology; Attitudes influencing factors; Blekinge healthcare;

    Abstract : Context. Biometric technology is a secure and convenient identification method and it does not need to remember complex passwords, nor smart cards, keys, and the like. Biometrics is the measurable characteristics of individuals based on their behavioral patterns or physiological features that can be used to verify or recognize their identity. READ MORE

  3. 3. Biometrics: A New Mean of Surveillance and Migration Control

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Belhira Kajevic; [2006]
    Keywords : securitization of migration; migration control; biometric technology; surveillance and state control; irregular migration; war on terror; personal integrity;

    Abstract : We live in an era of advanced technological innovations and it is therefore difficult to acquire a proper overview of the different surveillance techniques deployed for the purpose of enhancing and administrating migration control. The intent of this paper is to disseminate one of the new technologies on the market: the biometric technology that is an identification and verification system based on measurements of biological traits. READ MORE