rfid technology: when innovation brings along data protection challenges...
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RFID Technology: When innovation brings along
data protection challenges
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Eleni KostaICRI – K.U.Leuven
RFID Applications
Logistics
Recycling and waste management
Passports
Libraries
Newborn armbands
Prisoners tagging
VIP Clubs
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E. Kosta: “RFID Technology: When innovation brings along data protection challenges”
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Are there privacy risks in all the aforementioned
applications?
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What are “personal data”?
“Personal data” shall mean any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.
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When do data protection issues arise?
RFID tags contain personal data
RFID tags can be linked to a natural person
E. Kosta: “RFID Technology: When innovation brings along data protection challenges”
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RFID Applications
Logistics
Recycling and waste management
Passports
Libraries
Newborn armbands
Prisoners tagging
VIP Clubs
E. Kosta: “RFID Technology: When innovation brings along data protection challenges”
www.icri.be
RFID Applications
Logistics
Recycling and waste management
Libraries
Newborn armbands
Prisoners tagging
VIP Clubs
Passports
E. Kosta: “RFID Technology: When innovation brings along data protection challenges”
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E. Kosta: “RFID Technology: When innovation brings along data protection challenges”
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What about retail sector?
Privacy threats
Continuous link between tag and object holder of the object, e.g. “shopper’s profile”
Linking with personal data, such as credit card details or loyalty cards
Consumer anonymity? Creation of databases Profiling
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Privacy threats
Direct marketing when entering an areaLocation & Tracking (via the tagged objects)Easy surveillance No transparency Lack of user control
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E. Kosta: “RFID Technology: When innovation brings along data protection challenges”
Industry?
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E. Kosta: “RFID Technology: When innovation brings along data protection challenges”
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You don’t need this!!
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What should industry do?
Collect the data for a specified purpose
Use only the absolutely necessary data
Keep the data accurate and up to date
Delete the data when they are not needed any more
Information to the consumer About their rightsAbout the tagsAbout the readers
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Information
Like ‘speed camera signs’…
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…we could have signs like
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RFID READER
Information
Applicability of the ePrivacy directive
? Publicly available electronic communications services
? Public communications network
FIDIS Project:
www.fidis.net [email protected]
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Solutions
De-activation mechanisms: Kill command OR enable/disable mechanism
Standardisation initiatives for the minimisation of the collection and use of c
Passwords in tagsEncryption Shielding of tags
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Eleni
Kosta
ICRI – K.U.Leuven
+30 16 32 07 74
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