The case against biometric identity theft protection

Where does this leave the CIO Not in a very comfortable position. While the threat of information theft is unchanged, the risk of inflicting unnecessary hardship on employees, customers and citizens is very real. In the coming years, we will see how many CIOs stand up to the unenviable task of confronting the uncomfortable facts and how many surrender to spreading false hope to a fearful constituency.

George Tillmann is a former CIO, management consultant and the author of The Business-Oriented CIO (John Wiley & Sons, 2008). He can be reached at georgetillmann@optonline.net.