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Biometrics and its Effects in the Social Media Era

Biometrics is a common encounter in the contemporary world. It involves facial

recognition, fingerprints, eye recognition, body odor recognition, and many other unique

identities that can distinguish one human being from the other. They find use in security

measures and in social media applications such as Facebook and SnapChat among others

(Michelsen 1). As we continue to wish to observe what the future holds for us, we usually

take unprotected choices through playing games on Facebook that include the future.

Suddenly, these games have access to our pictures and uploads to public posts. There are

some challenges that are associated with biometrics, and they include devaluing and violently

subjugating particular subjects. In Lea Laura Michelson’s article, “Thinking Beyond

Biometrics: A Playful Dace” published on June 22, 2018, she established an argument on the

affects of biometrics. The article’s intended audience are the people affected by biometrics.

Biometrics have extreme control over our lives daily, through the heavy use of social media.

Biometrics is not a new concern as they have been used for several centuries

(Michelsen 1). Fingerprints, for instance, were left on artworks in ancient times to identify

the artist (Michelsen 3). However, the use of biometrics has not been always positive: There

are instances where biometrics such as human specimens for African slaves were sent to the

lab to prove that their brain is underdeveloped (Michelsen 4). Michelsen suggests that

biometrics has, therefore, found use in devaluing and violently subjugating particular subjects

(Michelsen 5) . Michelsen established a territory by convincing us that biometrics is a legit

thing. She uses the issue in real terms that are relevant and we can all relate too. She uses her

rhetorical moves by bringing in an example of the screenshot from Twitter using the

FaceApp. In this example, a FaceApp that is supposed to make a person “hot” was found to

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make black people “white”, which implies that the App has been developed under the notion

that black is ugly (Michelsen 6). To sum this up, Michelsen mentions that biometric hurts its

subjects, opening them up and laying bare what is inside them. Michelsen uses this problem

to convince her readers that this is a legit issue, and claims that we do not need more racist

thinking in our society. She brings in the 19th century racism, and our current everyday

experience to highlight that we have a lot of very extremely aggressive government that is

actively going to use their policy forces to target particular populations, in the United States

and different countries. She is tapping into a real life problem that we can all relate to with no

need of extensive research to convince us. Every new media brings in new biometrics, and

the problem of prototyping continues to widen (Michelsen 15).

She established that there are other researchers out there that have studied and/or are

studying the same issue. “ … meaning not able to think beyond biometric frameworks when

suggesting solutions to the problems raised” (pg 1). The researchers that she mentions in her

article are including the same issue about biometrics as she is, but they are more into looking

inside of the box, where she is looking outside of the box. For example, in the researchers’

point of view, biometrics are not perfect but that is okay. Technology is improving day by

day, so in 5 years from now, biometrics will be perfect. In Michaelson’s point of view, that is

not okay because no matter how perfect they will get one day, as of today, they are still

biometrics and they are collecting our information.

Her next move is to occupy the niche, where in her contribution, she is arguing that

researches need to think her point of view. “I this reclaim biometrics as aesthetics products in

order to shift our perspective from the technical media … .” (pg 2). She is more leaning

toward the side that biometrics are cool, such as the finger print, snapchat filters, face app,

etc. She is claiming that aesthetic is now more about beauty and body shape, where people

are being more worthy according to their physical appearance.

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Biometrics and its Effects in the Social Media Era Biometrics is a common encounter in the contemporary world. It involves facial recognition, fingerprints, eye recognition, body odor recognition, and many other unique identities that can distinguish one human being from the other. They find use in security measures and in social media applications such as Facebook and SnapChat among others (Michelsen 1). As we continue to wish to observe what the future holds for us, we usually take unprotected choices through playing games on Facebook that include the future. Suddenly, these games have access to our pictures and uploads to public posts. There are some challenges that are associated with biometrics, and they include devaluing and violently subjugating particular subjects. In Lea Laura Michelson’s article, “Thinking Beyond Biometrics: A Playful Dace” published on June 22, 2018, she established an argument on the affects of biometrics. The article’s intended audience are the people affected by biometrics. Biometrics have extreme control over our lives daily, through the heavy use of social media. Biometrics is not a new concern as they have been used for several centuries (Michelsen 1). Fingerprints, for instance, were left on artworks in ancient times to identify the artist (Michelsen 3). However, the use of biometrics has not been always positive: There are instances where biometrics such as human specimens for African slaves were sent to the lab to prove that their ...
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