Use of biometrics, in order to serve as ID for a user, is already used in 2015 by some brands of smart phones. For some elements of the virtual patrimony constituted by IDs, access codes and passwords, use of biometrics, such as face recognition or fingerprints, is already on our doorstep.
If a person wants to bequeath his virtual patrimony or still, simply to destroy it, the implementation of such biometrics will make the task more difficult at the level of passing on by a deceased of his virtual assets or for the purpose of data destruction. What will happen then in the case of a deceased person?
In 2015 in Quebec, An act to Establish a Legal Framework for Information Technology , CQLR c C-1.1, restricted the use of biometrics for the purposes of identification of people. Thus, this law establishes as a rule that the capture of biometric information cannot be required without having obtained the consent of the person concerned. But what about the applicable laws in other jurisdictions or countries?
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