U.S. Adult Perspectives on Facial Images, DNA, and Other Biometrics.

ABSTRACT: Applications of biometrics in various societal contexts have been increasing in the United States, and policy debates about potential restrictions and expansions for specific biometrics (such as facial recognition and DNA identification) have been intensifying. Empirical data about public perspectives on different types of biometrics can inform these debates. We surveyed 4048 adults to explore perspectives regarding experience and comfort with six types of biometrics; comfort providing biometrics in distinct scenarios; trust in social actors to use two types of biometrics (facial images and DNA) responsibly; acceptability of facial images in eight scenarios; and perceived effectiveness of facial images for five tasks. Respondents were generally comfortable with biometrics. Trust in social

SUBMITTER: Katsanis SH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8965792 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature