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This book is open access. This book undertakes a multifaceted and integrated examination of biometric identification, including the current state of the technology, how it is being used, the key ethical issues, and the implications for law and regulation. The five chapters examine the main forms of contemporary biometrics–fingerprint recognition, facial recognition and DNA identification– as well the integration of biometric data with other forms of personal data, analyses key ethical concepts in play, including privacy, individual autonomy, collective responsibility, and joint ownership rights, and proposes a raft of principles to guide the regulation of biometrics in liberal democracies. Biometric identification technology is developing rapidly and being implemented more widely, along with other forms of information technology. As products, services and communication moves online, digital identity and security is becoming more important. Biometric identification facilitates this transition. Citizens now use biometrics to access a smartphone or obtain a passport; law enforcement agencies use biometrics in association with CCTV to identify a terrorist in a crowd, or identify a suspect via their fingerprints or DNA; and companies use biometrics to identify their customers and employees. In some cases the use of biometrics is governed by law, in others the technology has developed and been implemented so quickly that, perhaps because it has been viewed as a valuable security enhancement, laws regulating its use have often not been updated to reflect new applications. However, the technology associated with biometrics raises significant ethical problems, including in relation to individual privacy, ownership of biometric data, dual use and, more generally, as is illustrated by the increasing use of biometrics in authoritarian states such as China, the potential for unregulated biometrics to undermine fundamental principles of liberal democracy. Resolving these ethical problems is a vital step towards more effective regulation.

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Bioreactors: Analysis and Design, 1st Edition

Author: Professor Tapobrata Panda

Subject: Biochemical engineering

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BIOS Instant Notes in Plant Biology

Author: Lack, Andrew;Evans, David

Subject: Science; Science: Botany

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Biosolids Engineering, 1st Edition

Author: Michael J. McFarland

Subject: Waste engineering | Wastewater engineering

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Biotechnologies and Genetics in Plant Mutation Breeding : Volume 2: Revolutionizing Plant Biology

Author: Bhat, Tariq Ahmad;Hakeem, Khalid Rehman

Subject: Science; Agriculture; Science: Biology/Natural History

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Biotechnologies for Plant Mutation Breeding : Protocols

Author: Jankowicz-Cieslak, Joanna;Tai, Thomas H.;Kumlehn, Jochen;Till, Bradley J.

Subject: Engineering: Chemical; Engineering

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Bits of Mountain Speech

Author: PAUL M. FINK

Subject: Linguistics

Blade Design and Analysis for Steam Turbines, 1st Edition

Author: Dr. Murari P. Singh

Subject: Power engineering | Solid mechanics | Structural engineering

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Botany : An Introduction to Plant Biology

Author: Mauseth, James D.

Subject: Science; Science: Botany

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Botany: an Introduction to Plant Biology : An Introduction to Plant Biology

Author: Mauseth, James D.

Subject: Science; Science: Botany

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Breakthrough Improvement with QI Macros and Excel®: Finding the Invisible Low-Hanging Fruit, 1st Edition

Author: Jay Arthur

Subject: Quality engineering | Quality management | Process engineering

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Bridge and Highway Structure Rehabilitation and Repair, 1st Edition

Author: Mohiuddin A. Khan

Subject: Structural engineering | Infrastructure

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Bridge and Highway Structure Rehabilitation and Repair, 1st Edition

Author: Mohiuddin A. Khan

Subject: Structural engineering | Infrastructure

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Briefcase on Company Law

Author: Ottley, Michael;Gray, Joanna

Subject: Law , Commercial law , Law and legislation

Building a Scalable Data Warehouse with Data Vault 2.0

Author: Daniel Linstedt, Michael Olschimke

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BUILDING CONSTRUCTION: Design Aspects of Leakage and Seepage Free Buildings, 1st Edition

Author: Er. Krishna Kant

Subject: Construction engineering | Pressure vessels and piping | Infrastructure

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BUILDING CONSTRUCTION: Design Aspects of Leakage and Seepage Free Buildings, 1st Edition

Author: Er. Krishna Kant

Subject: Construction engineering | Pressure vessels and piping | Infrastructure

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Building Information Modeling: Planning and Managing Construction Projects with 4D CAD and Simulations (McGraw-Hill Construction Series), 1st Edition

Author: Willem Kymmell

Subject: Construction engineering | Project management | Operations management

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Built on Value : The Huawei Philosophy of Finance Management

Author: Huang, Weiwei

Subject: Business/Management

This book is open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license. This book presents the concept of value as the central component to success and longevity of the global ICT industry player, Huawei. It provides examples of how Huawei focuses on customers to pursue sustainable and profitable growth rather than focusing on capital market valuation which is a familiar scenario among Western companies. It is the business departments that are the creators of value for Huawei, while the finance department is tasked to provide support and services to those business departments during the value creation process. The book illustrates how Huawei Finance sets rules, allocates resources, and builds centers of expertise all over the world to address future uncertainties. More than a decade ago Huawei dedicated seven years to implement the Integrated Financial Services (IFS) Transformation Program with the help of IBM consultants. This book also draws on the leading concepts and successful experience of the IFS Transformation Program. Huawei Finance adopts three types of centralized vertical management from the top down: treasury, accounting, and auditing. It does not transfer such central authority down to lower levels, but delegates all other authority to business organizations across all levels. This management model represents the focus of this book. Built on Value provides an overview of Huawei's finance management and will help academic researchers in Business/Management, as well as practitioners in industry, an accurate and in-depth understanding of Huawei as a company.

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