독일의 생체정보보호법제에 관한 연구 = A Study on the Bio-Information Protection Acts in Germany

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

  Bio-information is information on unique physical characteristics and behavioral traits of an individual which recognize directly that individual like fingerprint, signature, blood vessel pattern, face, voice, iris, gene, etc. Because bio-information consistently and directly recognizes a person through itself, the protection of bio-information is very important. Moreover, unlike other information such as name, address, personal identification numbers(PINs), password, bio-information has extraordinary nature that it is not able to be changed and that it is in combination with that person while living. Then, biometrics is the automated technique of measuring a physical characteristic or personal trait of an individual and comparing that characteristic or trait to a database for purposes of recognizing that individual. Biometric scanning is also used for verification, which involves the authentication of a person"s claimed identity from his previously enrolled pattern.<BR>  We have to perform research and development to introduce and foster biometric technologies as well as standardization of biometric technologies while adjusting our related legislations on collection and utilization of bio-information.<BR>  First of all, personal information refers to "the whole information of a human being to recognize his/her identity." Therefore, personal information do not include the information on an individual collected and processed in a certain way not to verify the identity. Sensitive particulars among bio-information such as health information should be more protected than other personal information.<BR>  But, because, until now, there are few countries which have completed legislations on bio-information protection, a wide variety of comparative studies on the protection of bio-information as personal information are necessary.<BR>  A characteristic of German law system for personal information protection is that a general law on personal information protection comprises both public sector and private sector, but application scope between both is different. Namely, in public sector, regardless of manner of collection and processing of personal information, dealing with personal information might be comprehensively controlled by the above-mentioned law, while, in private sector, it could apply to automation of collection, processing and utilization of personal information or paper-filing to recognize a personal identity.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• 1. 문제제기
  2. 정보사회에서 생체정보의 의의와 보호필요성
  3. EU의 생체인식 프라이버시보호지침
  4. 독일 생체정보보호법제의 특징과 내용
  5. 결론
  Abstract