Biometric data as a tool for remote personal identification
- Authors: Zaporozhtsev D.S.1
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Affiliations:
- Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation
- Issue: Vol 29, No 4 (2025)
- Pages: 981-994
- Section: LAW AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES
- URL: https://bakhtiniada.ru/2313-2337/article/view/363997
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.22363/2313-2337-2025-29-4-981-994
- EDN: https://elibrary.ru/LNXXGQ
- ID: 363997
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Abstract
The article examines biometric data as a tool for remote identification. Biometric data, including voice recording, fingerprints, retinal scans, and otheridentities, hold special significance because they enable the accurate establishment of a person's identity, undersoring the relevance of this research topic. The author analyzes legal aspects of the concept of “biometric data”, principles governing their use, and the advantages and disadvantages of such applications to explore the specifics of employing biometric data for remote identification. The article concludes that current legislation needs refinement through unification and clarification of key conceptual terms. This would enable cleaeter delineation among the concepts of biometric personal data as used in legal regulation, remote identification, authentication, and the pertinent areas of legal governance.
About the authors
Dmitry S. Zaporozhtsev
Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation
Author for correspondence.
Email: dmitriaugust@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0009-0001-2982-2353
SPIN-code: 6530-2894
Chief Expert Specialist, Ministry of Digital Development
123317, Russian Federation, Moscow, Presnenskaya embankment, 10, building 2References
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