Anti Federalist
04-21-2009, 01:13 PM
Here it is in .pdf.
It downplays the use of RFID for human tracking, then goes on, in page after page, of exactly how to do it.
And this was back in 2006, according to the document properties.
Where is this idea now?
http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/privacy/privacy_advcom_rpt_rfid_draft.pdf
Some highlights:
The Use of RFID for Human Identification
A DRAFT REPORT from DHS Emerging Applications and Technology Subcommittee
to the Full Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee
Version 1.0
This report has not been considered or approved by the Full Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory
Committee and has not yet been provided to the Secretary or the Chief Privacy Officer of the Department of Homeland Security as a formal recommendation.
I. Introduction
The purposes of this paper are to:
(1) address the use of Radio Frequency Identification technology (RFID) by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to identify and track individuals;
(2) outline the potential data privacy and integrity issues implicated by this
use of RFID technology;
(3) offer guidance to the Secretary of DHS, program managers,
and the DHS Privacy Office on deciding whether to deploy RFID technology to track
individuals
(4) offer steps to consider in order to mitigate privacy and data integrity
risks when planning to use RFID to identify and track individuals.
II. Executive Summary
There appear to be specific, narrowly defined situations in which RFID is appropriate for human identification. Miners or firefighters might be appropriately identified using RFID because speed of identification is at a premium in dangerous situations and the need to verify the connection between a card and bearer is low.
They can also be embedded in identification documents and even human tissue.
Both the private and public sectors are increasingly using RFID to track materiel (such as for inventory management), but RFID is also being considered and adopted by DHS and other government agencies for use in tracking people.
With the proper use of encryption, information on an
RFID chip can be rendered very difficult, if not impossible, to forge or alter.
Should DHS go forward with RFID to identify and track individuals, a number of practices and recommendations exist to guide program managers. More analysis would be needed of specific RFID-based identification programs, particularly as to collection, maintenance, and use of information collected via RFID.
It downplays the use of RFID for human tracking, then goes on, in page after page, of exactly how to do it.
And this was back in 2006, according to the document properties.
Where is this idea now?
http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/privacy/privacy_advcom_rpt_rfid_draft.pdf
Some highlights:
The Use of RFID for Human Identification
A DRAFT REPORT from DHS Emerging Applications and Technology Subcommittee
to the Full Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee
Version 1.0
This report has not been considered or approved by the Full Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory
Committee and has not yet been provided to the Secretary or the Chief Privacy Officer of the Department of Homeland Security as a formal recommendation.
I. Introduction
The purposes of this paper are to:
(1) address the use of Radio Frequency Identification technology (RFID) by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to identify and track individuals;
(2) outline the potential data privacy and integrity issues implicated by this
use of RFID technology;
(3) offer guidance to the Secretary of DHS, program managers,
and the DHS Privacy Office on deciding whether to deploy RFID technology to track
individuals
(4) offer steps to consider in order to mitigate privacy and data integrity
risks when planning to use RFID to identify and track individuals.
II. Executive Summary
There appear to be specific, narrowly defined situations in which RFID is appropriate for human identification. Miners or firefighters might be appropriately identified using RFID because speed of identification is at a premium in dangerous situations and the need to verify the connection between a card and bearer is low.
They can also be embedded in identification documents and even human tissue.
Both the private and public sectors are increasingly using RFID to track materiel (such as for inventory management), but RFID is also being considered and adopted by DHS and other government agencies for use in tracking people.
With the proper use of encryption, information on an
RFID chip can be rendered very difficult, if not impossible, to forge or alter.
Should DHS go forward with RFID to identify and track individuals, a number of practices and recommendations exist to guide program managers. More analysis would be needed of specific RFID-based identification programs, particularly as to collection, maintenance, and use of information collected via RFID.