Governance of Biometrics
This is a joint project with the European Law Institute, which aims to develop a framework that will guide lawmakers in regulating the use of biometric technologies in a constitutional democratic polity.
Biometric data, which includes information extracted from the human body through technological means, is increasingly being used for purposes beyond medical treatment. This project will investigate the underlying technologies and socio-technical systems through which biometric data is collected and processed, as well as the legal, political, technological, and economic context in which these technologies are being developed and used. The project will also explore unique challenges posed by biometric data, including its potential for misuse and ability to generate inferences about individuals’ mental, emotional, and physiological states.
Reporters
Nita Farahany
Reporter, Governance of Biometrics
Nita A. Farahany of Duke Law School is a leading scholar on the ethical, legal, and social implications of emerging technologies. She is the Robinson O. Everett Distinguished Professor of Law & Philosophy at Duke Law School, the Founding Director of Duke Science & Society, the Faculty Chair of the Duke MA in Bioethics & Science Policy, and principal investigator of SLAP Lab.
Gianclaudio Malgieri
Reporter, Governance of Biometrics
Dr Gianclaudio Malgieri is an Associate Professor of Law & Technology and a Board Member at eLaw – Center for Law and Digital Technologies at Universiteit Leiden, Leiden, Netherlands.
Lord John Thomas of Cwmgiedd
Project Chair, Data Economy
Lord John Thomas is one of the European Law Institute’s founding members and currently serves as its First Vice-President. He was a practicing barrister in England and Wales until 1996, a Judge of the High Court and Court of Appeal of England and Wales (1996–2013) and then Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales (2013–2017). He was President of the European Network of Councils of the Judiciary (ENCJ) (2008–2010). He is Chairman of the Welsh Government’s Commission on Justice in Wales, Chairman of the UK Financial Markets Law Committee, Chancellor of Aberystwyth University (from January 2018), an Honorary Fellow of Trinity Hall, Cambridge and a Fellow of the Universities of Bangor, Cardiff and Swansea.
Steven O. Weise
Project Chair, Data Economy
Steven O. Weise is a partner in the Corporate Department at Proskauer Rose, Los Angeles. He practices in all areas of commercial law. Steven’s experience in financing is extensive, especially in those secured by personal property, including structured financing. He also handles matters involving California real property anti-deficiency laws, workouts, guarantees, sales of goods, equipment leasing, commercial paper and checks, letters of credit, and investment securities. Steven’s experience covers e-commerce, contract law (including “plain English” drafting), legal opinions, and consumer credit law compliance matters. In addition, Steven lectures widely on commercial law topics and legal opinion letters and is the author of over 100 articles on these topics.
Recent Posts
‘Privacy of the Mind’ with Nita Farahany and Daniel Solove
In “Privacy of the Mind,” Daniel Solove interviews Nita Farahany, author of The Battle for Your Brain, about the latest developments in mental privacy and neurotechnology.
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