To protect this right, the author advocates the licensing of personal identifiable images where appropriate.The book reviews American, UK and European case law concerning privacy and confidentiality, the effect each case has had on the developing jurisprudence, and the ethical issues involved.
Ian Berle is the specialist assessor for the ‘Legal & Ethical’ module of Staffordshire University’s medical illustration certificate & diploma course. A former Head of Medical Illustration at Barts NHS Health Trust (1982-2008), he holds post-graduate degrees in bioethics and privacy law, and wrote an MPhil thesis on Face Recognition Technology and its effects on privacy and confidentiality. His recent work concerns how the right to one’s own image might be adequately protected, which this work also seeks to address.
Innehållsförteckning
Introduction.- What is Face Recognition Technology?.- Some Ethical and Legal Issues of FRT.- Surveillance Surveyed.- Autonomy, Liberty and Privacy.- Compulsory Visibility?.- The Law and Data Protection.- The Law and Surveillance.- State Paternalism and Autonomy.- State Paternalism and Data.- The Future of Face Recognition.- Conclusion.