Advocates say people think of biometric identification all wrong

A digital rights organization says the popular view of biometric identification and surveillance is backward and the result is the commodification of people for government control and business profit.

Access Now, which is particularly focused on the impact of AI on economically disadvantaged communities, has published a report with what it sees as unnecessary risks of biometrics-based tools.

Instead of viewing the tools as mere collection systems, executives with Access Now see algorithms as programmed categorizers. They impose a …

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