Title :
Biometric Systems and Data Protection Legislation in Germany
Author :
Meints, Martin ; Biermann, Heinz ; Bromba, Manfred ; Busch, Christoph ; Hornung, Gerrit ; Quiring-Kock, Gisela
Author_Institution :
Unabhangiges Landeszentrum fur Datenschutz Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel
Abstract :
How can biometric systems be developed and run in compliance with European data protection legislation? The German TeleTrusT Association (www.teletrust.de) provides relevant information for manufacturers, vendors and users of biometric systems in a White Paper. The following article gives an overview on most relevant data protection principles in the context of biometric systems, related threats and possible countermeasures, based on the mentioned White Paper.
Keywords :
biometrics (access control); legislation; security of data; biometric system; data protection legislation; privacy protection; Biometrics; Data privacy; Data security; Information security; Law; Legal factors; Legislation; Multimedia systems; Protection; Pulp manufacturing; biometric systems; compliance; data protection;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Information Hiding and Multimedia Signal Processing, 2008. IIHMSP '08 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Harbin
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3278-3
DOI :
10.1109/IIH-MSP.2008.314
