Computer technology has raised many unexpected ethical questions. When we discuss ethics, we need to talk about the importance of computers and be able to answer questions like: What is the reason we are discussing the impact of computers on ethics? In his article “What is computer ethics?” Dr. James Moor has analyzed and expanded on the very question. Dr. Moor begins his article by defining computer ethics. According to him, “computer ethics is the analysis of the nature and social impact of computer technology and the corresponding formulation and justification of policies for the ethical use of that technology” (James Moor, 1985). Moor said that as computer technology becomes more and more intertwined with people and their daily activities, ethical challenges will become more difficult to conceptualize and will not lend themselves to developing a static set of rules (Moor, 1985). research topic Biometrics and Ethics and I would like to analyze how biometrics has become an integral part of our daily lives and with it what are the ethical challenges that the human race faces. Biometrics is the statistical measurement of biological beings; it is a system used to identify a person by verifying a physical characteristic or attribute. The reason for its existence is to provide a single connection to the computer system that can immediately detect fraudulent attempts to gain unauthorized access. It is the application of technologies that use physical traits such as hand geometry, facial and voice recognition, iris and retina scans in order to verify or recognize the identity of a person. a person. (BITE, nd)The unique characteristics of biometrics make it important in many areas of identification and authentication. The use of the finger p...... middle of paper ......h 10, 2011 from « http://tychong.umuc.edu/tycho/IFSM/304/1102/5151/conference/launchconferencing . TychoChristopher Lakasik, 2004. Common Place http://www.common-place.org/vol-05/no-01/lukasik/2.shtml. Accessed March 10, 2011 CSSS Guidance Note, Ethics of Biometric Identification Technologies, 2003http://danishbiometrics.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/news_2.pdf. Accessed March 10, 2011. Biometric Security and Business Ethics, nd http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/Technology-Article.asp?ArtNum=15. Accessed March 10, 2011BITE, ndhttp://www.biteproject.org/ethical_legal_social_aspects.asp. Accessed March 10, 2011Lorrie Faith Cranor, Simson Garfinkel. Security and Usability: Designing Secure Systems People Can Use: O'Reilly, 2005 Samir Nanavati. Biometrics: identity verification in a networked world. John Wiley and his sons, 2002