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Living Language Phrase of the Week: Bioprivacy

03.04.2007

bioprivacy

–noun
1. The state of being free from the unauthorized collection or use of one's genetic or biometric data.

Also: bio-privacy.

Earliest Citation:

"BioPrivacy Best Practices is one of three components of IBG's BioPrivacy Initiative (www.bioprivacy.org), a comprehensive evaluative tool used to help institutions build biometric systems that maintain both security and privacy. IBG's BioPrivacy Initiative defines the privacy issues involved in different types of biometric deployments, and provides specific guidelines for assessing the potential privacy impact of biometric systems."

— "International Biometric Group Announces BioPrivacy Best Practices," Business Wire, July 19, 2001

 

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