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The development of technology that can identify a variety of physical and emotional characteristics and specifically biometric technologies have reached a level of maturity and prevalence that they require an explicit legal and normative examination of all aspects of their use. The unbridled rush to develop these technologies in Israel and abroad has neglected to address the legal and ethical aspects. This article examines the development of biometric technologies and the ethical and legal aspects of their use. Israel has great interest in the economic development resulting from biometric applications, and this article therefore proposes an international process that aims to create a legal and ethical discussion of the important questions that arise from the broad deployment of biometric technology. In this way, the State of Israel will continue shaping the norms that will develop in this field in the future.