Kush Wadhwa Global Security Intelligence

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Rising pan-European and International
Awareness of Biometrics and Security Ethics
Differences and commonalities Asia, Europe, and
the US Kush WadhwaPanel Moderator24 September
2009

• Kush Wadhwa Global Security Intelligence

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Panel on Differences and commonalities Asia,
Europe, and the US

• Panelists
• Mrs. Bénédicte Havelange, European Data
  Protection Supervisor
• Dr. B.K. Gairola, Director General, National
  Informatics Centre
• Mr. Vakul Sharma, Advocate, Supreme Court of
  India
• Mr. Joachim Murat, of Sagem Sécurité
• Social, Legal, Technical, Industrial Perspectives
• Key Themes
• Data Protection
• Emergence of the Surveillance Society
• Pervasiveness of Biometrics

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Why is Biometrics Security Ethics so Critical?

• Sheer Volume and Breadth of Impact
• Indias Unique ID programme will involve
  collection of biometrics from more than 10 of
  the worlds population over the next several
  years
• Between public and private locations, there are
  estimated to be more than a half million CCTV
  cameras in London alone studies have shown that
  only one crime is solved per each 1,000 cameras.
• The global biometrics industry is estimated by
  market analysts at between 3-4 Billion USD in
  2009 to grow to 11 Billion by 2017
• High Levels of Risk
• The US Federal Trade Commission reports that
  identity theft complaints in calendar year 2008
  represented more over 26 of overall complaints
  received (over 300,000 complaints through various
  law enforcement sources in the US).
• According to a Chronology of Data Breaches
  maintained by Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, over
  263 Million records containing sensitive personal
  information (drivers license numbers, social
  security numbers, etc.) have been involved in
  security breaches in the US since January 2005.
• Emerging technologies and bundling of established
  technologies - presenting new ethical
  challenges
• New security technologies are emerging aimed at
  determination of intent (e.g., US DHS Future
  Attribute Screening Technologies) using
  multi-modal behavioral and physiological sensing
  technologies
• Most mobile phones are now equipped with GPS/GSM
  for emergency-based locating presenting
  implications for surveillance

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Emergence of the Surveillance Society?
Source Privacy International
www.privacyinternational.org
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Some Questions
What drives acceptance of surveillance
technologies? Actual or perceived threats to
safety or security in ones own environment? Or
does the broader state of insecurity in the world
have just as significant an impact? Are citizens
more willing to accept surveillance systems
installed at every transit station after a bomb
is exploded on a bus or train half-a-world away?
Will governments or security organisations take
advantage of fear to deploy unnecessary, costly,
and intrusive systems? And what are the legal
protections that defend against such
possibilities?

• What drives acceptance of surveillance
  technologies? Actual or perceived threats to
  safety or security in ones own environment? Or
  does the broader state of insecurity in the world
  have just as significant an impact?
• Are citizens more willing to accept surveillance
  systems installed at every transit station after
  a bomb is exploded on a bus or train half-a-world
  away?
• Will governments or security organisations take
  advantage of fear to deploy unnecessary, costly,
  and intrusive systems? And what are the legal
  protections that defend against such
  possibilities? How do we resolve differences in
  our countries disparate protections, where
  jurisdiction is unclear or ill-defined?
• Beyond identity, are technologies that assess
  intent the next logical horizon? And what are
  the new ethical concerns that these screening
  technologies raise?

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More Questions
What drives acceptance of surveillance
technologies? Actual or perceived threats to
safety or security in ones own environment? Or
does the broader state of insecurity in the world
have just as significant an impact? Are citizens
more willing to accept surveillance systems
installed at every transit station after a bomb
is exploded on a bus or train half-a-world away?
Will governments or security organisations take
advantage of fear to deploy unnecessary, costly,
and intrusive systems? And what are the legal
protections that defend against such
possibilities?

• Does the pervasiveness of biometrics in daily
  life increase acceptance and trust? Is there a
  risk of desensitization, and of accepting
  biometrics applications with insufficient
  protections of individuals privacy?
• How do legal, social, and cultural issues play
  out in these scenarios? Why, in some countries,
  are such broad-based ID programmes staunchly
  resisted, while in others, they are warmly
  welcomed?

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