Bezpieczeństwo Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej w kontekście dynamicznego rozwoju technologii biometrycznych. Część I
Security of the Republic of Poland in the Context of the Dynamic Development of Biometric Technologies

Summary/Abstract: The article is an introduction to a discussion aimed at finding the answer to the question about the security of the Republic of Poland in the context of the threats posed by the use of the latest technological achievements, with particular emphasis on biometric technologies, which have imperceptibly become an integral part of most people’s lives. The article encourages the exploration of the problems of public awareness and the dangers of uncontrolled retention, storage and use of biometric data by many cross-border commercial entities and by secret services of various countries. These considerations, in a broader perspective, will allow to fill the gap in the literature on the subject, which is extremely rudimentary about biometric data. Whenever these issues are brought up, technical aspects are usually discussed, with the omission of the key issue, which is a lack of sufficient thoroughness in the assessment of the threat and lack of caution in making strategic decisions shaping the state’s defense capabilities in response to potential interference by enemies, both external and internal, in the strategic data resources. Therefore, it is important to decide whether the Republic of Poland is in a state of permanent IT threat arising from the unique characteristics of the technology in question and a misunderstanding of the threats as well as the lack of imagination of people and entities appointed to guard national security, or whether it is only a theoretical problem. Due to the considerable scope of the material, the article has been divided into two parts which together allow for a consistent and comprehensive presentation of the issue.

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