rfid the consumers’ scenarios emilie barrau anec general assembly brussels 1 june 2007
TRANSCRIPT
RFID
The consumers’ scenarios
Emilie Barrau
ANEC General Assembly
Brussels
1 June 2007
Radio Frequency IDentification
RFID is a technology that allows automatic identification and data capture by using radio frequencies. It needs 3 elements: a tag, a reader and an antenna.
©
http
://w
ww
.rfi
dcon
sult
atio
n.eu
/men
u/1
Radio Frequency IDentification
RFID what?
Very little consumer awareness 77% are not aware of RFID (Capgemini, 2004) Little contact with consumers – B2B use
A technology still under development…
…Yet, already used Implementation decision before full trials take place Security issues raised for years: e.g. passports already
cracked
TODAY
We already live in a surveillance society
TOMORROW ??
RFID policy at European level
Commission workshops: May – October 2006
Commission online consultation: Summer 2006
Commission communication: March 2007
Commission experts groups: started 29 May 2007
Recommendation: end of 2007
Communication on Ambient Intelligence: end 2008
ANEC – BEUC joint position paper
Scenario I: The ‘Glass consumer’
Scenario II: Security flows
Scenario III: Impacts on the health and the environment
Scenario IV: The economic impact
Scenario V: The use of RFID standards
SCENARIO I: THE ‘GLASS CONSUMER’
1. Right to know
2. Right to choose
3. Respect and enforcement of existing rules
RIGHT TO KNOW
Transparency & accountability
Clear and intelligible information: On site information Labelling Balanced information campaigns
Awareness raising of sellers, manufacturers and technicians
=> Informed choice
RIGHT TO CHOOSE
Anonymity
Consent on personal data being collecting
Possibility to deactivate or remove the tag (“sure kill”)
=> Consumer control
Respect and enforcement of existing rules
European regulatory framework
EU Data Protection Directive 1995/46/EC E-privacy Directive 2002/58/EC
Reflection on further regulatory actions
Recommendation on privacy and security Codes of conduct/guidelines as complements
SCENARIO II: SECURITY FLOWS
Options are still open
END USER CONTROL OF THE TECHNOLOGY
Privacy and security by design
Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs)
Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs)
Security Impact Assessments (SIAs)
Conclusion
“Industry should expend less efforts on fighting new regulations and more on
involving stakeholders in the assessment and management of risks to privacy,
identity, trust, security and inclusiveness”.
from the Safeguards in a World of Ambient Intelligence (SWAMI) report, 2006
The European Consumers Organisation Bureau Européen des Unions de Consommateurs
Avenue de Tervueren, 36 -1040 Bruxelles Tel: 0032 2 743 15 90 - Fax: 0032 2 740 28 02
Email: [email protected] www.beuc.eu
Thank you for your attention!
