EXAMINING THE LEGAL AND ETHICAL ASPECTS OF BIOMETRIC SURVEILLANCE IN PUBLIC SPACES

AUTHOR – SHIV OM TRIPATHI* & MS ASTHA SRIVASTAVA**

* STUDENT AT AMITY UNIVERSITY LUCKNOW

** ASSISTANT PROFESSOR AT AMITY UNIVERSITY LUCKNOW

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Abstract

Biometric monitoring, which uses technologies like scanning faces and fingerprints, is growing in popularity in public places like airports and streets around the world. It’s true that these technologies help the police and make the world safer, but they also bring up important moral and legal questions about privacy, approval, and abusive use. This article examines biometric monitoring from all sides, including the various laws that apply in various locations and the moral concerns it brings up. The first part of the study looks at international law through the lenses of UDHR and ICCPR texts. The article examines how these global rules handle issues of privacy when it comes to spying. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) of the EU is one example of a national rule that is further explained.

Keywords: Biometric surveillance, facial recognition, privacy, security, GDPR, BIPA, Aadhaar, informed consent, discrimination, legal frameworks, ethical concerns, public safety, civil liberties, global cooperation.