Just the mere suggestion of scanning a person's iris to gain entrance to a building can send many privacy-conscious individuals running scared. The use of biometrics - that is, simply the automatic recognition of a person using distinguishing traits - raises privacy concerns galore, yet, it can be argued that biometric technologies are not that different from individual identifiers, such as social security numbers. In many cases, biometrics can enhance the protection of one's identity. Considering the controversy, before entertaining thoughts of employing bio-metric tools, the Department of Defense (DoD) had to do its home-work.More to the point, the DoD is required by many laws, regulations and policies to provide privacy protections. The DoD Biometrics Management Office fully realizes that its biometric activities must comply with the law.
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