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Information Security and Privacy

Notes Because they are not carefully crafted, the ICAO standards risk ignoring these international
warnings, resulting in the creation of centralised national databases of personal biometric
information.
Central databases become privacy risks through the disclosure of personal information,
through the challenges of securing such large data stores, and through the use of biometric
data for other purposes.
Additionally, the centralised storage of biometric data increases the risk of the use of
biometric data as a key to interconnecting databases.
Source: http://www.thehindubusinessline.in/2004/05/03/stories/2004050301310200.htm

13.4 Summary

 RFID chips are everywhere – companies and labs use them as access keys.
 The tags work by broadcasting a few bits of information to specialized electronic readers.
 Most commercial RFID chips are passive emitters, which mean they have no
on-board battery. They send a signal only when a reader powers them with a squirt of
electrons.
 Main traits and functionalities of RFID technologies have the potential to provide
advantages (such as convenience, expediting processes) in addition to foster misperceptions
and to impact privacy.

 RFID might disclose to third parties information regarding objects carried by individuals
without their information.

 Biometric devices authenticate users to access control systems through some sort of personal
identifier such as a fingerprint, voiceprint, iris scan, retina scan, facial scan, or signature
dynamics.

 Biometric authentication systems employ unique physical characteristics (or attributes) of
an individual person in order to authenticate the person’s identity.
 A smart card is a device typically the size and shape of a credit card and contains one or
more integrated chips that perform the functions of a computer with a microprocessor,
memory, and input/output.

 Use of smart devices means the added expense of the card itself, as well as the special
reader devices.

13.5 Keywords

Biometric: Biometric devices authenticate users to access control systems through some sort of
personal identifier such as a fingerprint, voiceprint, iris scan, retina scan, facial scan, or signature
dynamics.

RFID: RFID (radio frequency identification) is a technology that includes the utilization of
electromagnetic or electrostatic combination in the radio frequency (RF) part of the
electromagnetic spectrum to exclusively recognize an object, animal, or person.
Smart card: A smart card is a device typically the size and shape of a credit card and contains one
or more integrated chips that perform the functions of a computer with a microprocessor,
memory, and input/output.

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