PREFACE -- FIGURES -- TABLES -- SUMMARY -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- ACRONYMS -- Chapter One INTRODUCTION -- BACKGROUND -- OBJECTIVES -- APPROACH -- SCOPE -- ORGANIZATION OF THE REPORT -- Chapter Two A PRIMER ON BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGY -- A DEFINITION OF BIOMETRICS AND BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION -- KEY ELEMENTS OF ALL BIOMETRIC SYSTEMS -- MAINSTREAM BIOMETRICS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS -- Fingerprint -- Hand/Finger Geometry -- Facial Recognition -- Voice Recognition -- Iris Scan -- Retinal Scan -- Dynamic Signature Verification -- Keystroke Dynamics -- SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS OF MAINSTREAM BIOMETRICS -- Chapter Three WHAT CONCERNS DO BIOMETRICS RAISE AND HOW DO THEY DIFFER FROM CONCERNS ABOUT OTHER IDENTIFICATION METHODS? -- KEY SOCIOCULTURAL CONCERNS -- Informational Privacy -- Physical Privacy -- Religious Objections -- BIOMETRICS RAISE SIMILAR YET DIFFERENT CONCERNS -- Chapter Four WHAT STEPS CAN THE ARMY TAKE TO ADDRESS THESE CONCERNS? -- PRIVACY ACT OF 1974: A BASELINE FOR ADDRESSING SOME SOCIOCULTURAL CONCERNS -- OTHER MILITARY POLICIES ADDRESS SPECIFIC SOCIOCULTURAL CONCERNS -- Religious Objections -- Physical Privacy -- RESPONDING TO SOCIOCULTURAL CONCERNS WITHIN A BROADER APPROACH IS CRITICAL -- Thoroughly Explain Why Biometrics Are the Best Solution to a Particular Problem -- Structure a Program and Select Technologies to Minimize the Effects on Privacy -- Educate the Army Community and the Public About the Purpose and Structure of the Program -- Assigning Responsibility in the Army for Guiding These Steps -- Chapter Five WHAT IS THE FEASIBILITY OF A NATIONAL BIOMETRIC CENTER? -- BIOMETRIC RDT&E CAPABILITIES -- A CENTER FOR BIOMETRIC RDT&E SEEMS FEASIBLE -- AN ARMY OR DoD REPOSITORY FOR BIOMETRIC DATA ALSO SEEMS FEASIBLE -- Concerns About a Centralized Repository -- Analysis -- A NATIONAL BIOMETRICS DATA REPOSITORY RAISES SERIOUS FEASIBILITY ISSUES.

Chapter Six CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- CONCLUSIONS -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- Incremental Implementation -- Privacy Act Implications -- Education -- Choosing Technologies -- Implementation Oversight -- Additional Issues -- Appendix A BIOMETRICS: A TECHNICAL PRIMER -- Appendix B PROGRAM REPORTS -- Appendix C LEGAL ASSESSMENT: LEGAL CONCERNS RAISED BY THE U.S. ARMY'S USE OF BIOMETRICS1 -- Appendix D BIOMETRIC CONSORTIUM -- Appendix E INDIVIDUALS INTERVIEWED -- BIBLIOGRAPHY.